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Western Australia AWAS Diamond Jubilee 1941 – 2001 Leaflet by Edie ARNOLD

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Edie ARNOLD

2001

Overview

Western Australia AWAS Diamond Jubilee 1941 – 2001 leaflet, contains verse authored by Edie ARNOLD and 4 signatures on back page.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2009.9.12

Item type

Leaflets

Themes

Buildings > Military

Material

Printing Paper

Width

105 mm

Height or length

148 mm

Weight

5 g

Inscriptions and markings

Inside – “A.W.A.S. Diamond Jubilee 6.12.2001 / by Edie Arnold”

Verse – “We meet today, in this sixtieth year, of the…AWAS…inauguration….when we answered, the call, and enlisted, to give service, for, the Australian nation…However naïve we were, in the early days, in rookies camps, where we did train, and learnt, to salute, and orders obey…then off to units, for experience, to gain,………..Now, we have reached, our sixtieth year, and, our Jubilee, greets us today…for friendships, are akin, to diamonds, indestructible….in every way.
Signed – E Arnold

Contextual Information

The printed leaflet contains a heart-felt verse authored by Edie ARNOLD for the occasion of the AWAS Diamond Jubilee Luncheon. The event occurred on the 06/12/2001, in the AWAS sixtieth year.

Keywords

AWAS

Second World War

Australian Womens Army Service

Place made

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Year

2001

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

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