Australian Women's Land Army records
Collection
Accession number
OM90-04
Date
1942-1975
Abstract
The Australian Women's Land Army papers consist of histories of the Queensland Women's Land Army, service record books, Land Army gazettes, photographs, member lists, bulletins, broadcasts, and an MA Thesis by Pamela Carlton published in 1980.
Scope and content
The Australian Women's Land Army papers deal almost entirely with the Queensland Land Army. The papers consist of histories of the Queensland Women's Land Army, service record books belonging to Land Army girls, Land Army gazettes, bulletins and broadcasts, lists of members and their addresses and an MA Thesis by Pamela Carlton on the QWLA. The AWLA papers also include a collection of photographs that show the Land Army girls at work and with their superiors and miscellaneous material about AWLA reunions.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 17 series
Description
2 boxes
Administrative / Biographical history
The Australian Women's Land Army was established in July 1942 under the directorate of Manpower. It was disbanded on 31 December 1945.
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Copyright status
Multiple copyright statuses.
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright
Preferred citation
OM90-04, Australian Women's Land Army records, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.