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PHOTOGRAPH: LADIES OF THE VAD IN RANKIN GARDENS

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The original black and white photograph was taken out of doors in Rankin Gardens with some detail of the War Memorial in the background at the left. The photograph features five rows of women, all in Voluntary Aid Detachment nursing uniform. The two women kneeling in the front row are holding a floral decoration. The names of the ladies in the photograph are: Standing -- Mrs Weedon, Miss Ferguson, Francis Sweetman, Roma Tremaine, Evelyn Galbraith, Bonny Spencer, Mrs Thomas, Dot Hannigan, Nance Williams, Edna Bone, Marj Mercer, Sylvia Williams. Kneeling-- Mena Snook, Clare Logue, Margaret Hudson, Nancy Mercer, Cath Armstrong, Else Evans, Mrs Buchan

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.246

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

100 mm

Height or length

60 mm

Keywords

Red Cross - Australian

For Digitising April 2023

Statement of significance

Historical - local, social and military. Women's service group

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