R. G. Menzies inspecting W.A.T.C. parade |
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| Title : | R. G. Menzies inspecting W.A.T.C. parade |
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| Source : | Davies, Natalia, PRG 925/13/6 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1943 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
R.G. Menzies inspecting the Women's Air Training Corps parade in Adelaide, 17 October 1943. The Women's Air Training Corps (WATC) was a voluntary organisation which was established in Brisbane, Queensland in April 1939, and later in other states including South Australia. The WATC provided voluntary service to the RAAF as drivers and clerks. Training was provided for volunteers for duties in motor transport, wireless telegraphy, photography, draughting, clerical work, and work on aero engines. These skills were also sought for positions in services such as the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF). On 22 September 1943 R.G. Menzies had been re-elected leader of the United Australia Party. He was Prime Minister of Australia from 26 April 1939 - 29 August 1941; and 19 December 1949 - 26 January 1966. |
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| Related names : | Menzies, Robert, Sir, 1894-1978 |
| Period : | 1939-1945 |
| Region : | Adelaide city |
| Further reading : | Beaumont, Joan (ed.) Australia's war, 1939-1945, St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 1996 Bolt, Andrew Our home front 1939-1945, Melbourne: Wilkinson Books, c1995 Clark, Rosemary The home front: life in Australia during World War II, Melbourne: Australia Post, 1991 The Home front family album: remembering Australia 1939-1945, introduction by Nancy Keesing, Sydney: Weldon, 1991 McKernan, Michael All in!: Australia during the second world war, Melbourne, Vic.: Nelson, 1983 Sabretache, vol. 27, no. 4, 1986, pp. 24-28, 'The Women's Air Training Corps: a World War 2 women's auxiliary' by B. J. Videon. |
| Internet links : | Anzac Day Commemoration Committee (Queensland) - History - The Australian home front during World War 2 Australian War Memorial - Australia under attack 1942-1943 Department of Veterans' Affairs - Australia's war 1939-1945 - All in: the Australian home front 1939-1945 Imperial War Museum - Collections online - Civilians |
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