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“Australia Remembers 1945 – 1995” Commemorative Folder & Contents for Women Who Served in Australia’s Defence Forces in World War II

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1995

Overview

Commemorative folder and contents (b-g), “Australia Remembers 1945 – 1995”, presented to women who served in Australia’s Defence Forces in World War II.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2009.9.13.a-g

Item type

Leaflets

Magazines

Posters

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Paper

Width

222 mm

Height or length

318 mm

Weight

152 g

Inscriptions and markings

a. Folder - “Australia Remembers / 1945 -1995” with family picture in centre. Hall of Memory Mosaic AWM 87337 picture of a woman in uniform and underneath “Commemoration / The Women who served in Australia’s Defence Forces in World War II”. Inside folder is a full description of figure on front cover.
b. One page – “Australia Remembers the Women Who Served in Australia’s Defence Forces During World War II”, welcome address letter from “The Hon Con SCIACCA / Minister for Veterans’ Affairs”, “Commemorative Service / Great Hall/ Parliament House / 25 July 1995”.
c. Four page information sheet, heading, “Australia Remembers 1945-1995 / The Women Who Served in Australia’s Defence Forces”, details each women’s group that provided service during WWII.
d. Colour A3 Poster of the folder cover, see description above at - a.
e. “Vetaffairs Supplement July 1995” newsletter, A3 size with heading “Australia Remembers / 1945-1995 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II”. Contains various news articles including “women veterans come to Canberra, “Fany’s at War” and on back page, “On the day 50 years ago…”
f. “The Australian Women’s Weekly” 8 page colour souvenir tribute, titled, “Our Magnificent War Effort”. Dated September 13, 1941.
g. Colour single page section of The Australian Women’s Weekly, dated March 1995, with heading, “Still on active service”, and a “Minister’s message”.

Contextual Information

The folder and contents, presented to surviving members of World War II at a commemorative service on the 25 July 1995, which recognised the 50th anniversary of the war ending. Folder was compiled to acknowledge the women who served in Australia’s Defence Forces during World War II.
In one article the then Minister for Veterans’ Affairs said, “Through their service in the defence forces, the Land Army, general industry, in the home and as nurses, women stamped themselves as more than capable workers and a vital cog in the wheel of employment and the economy. The women of World War II became pioneers as they forged an independence out of necessity that left foundation stones for the modern women of Australia to build on”.

Keywords

AWAS

Second World War

Australian Defence Forces

Commemoration

Australia Remembers 1945-1995

Place made

Australia

Year

1995

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance