Place | Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, HMAS Harman |
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Accession Number | 009203 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, HMAS Harman |
Date made | 27 August 1941 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) is taking part in the Navy's vital job of ...
Description
Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) is taking part in the Navy's vital job of defending the seas. These telegraphist WRANS operate at Harman Naval Station, near Canberra. 009203 WR/1 Telegraphist Frances Betty Provan (right) and WR/21 Telegraphist Heather Stella Dunshea are proud of their badges, identical to those worn by male naval telegraphists.