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Australian Women`s Land ArmyPrint Page 
A fruit tree commemorates the local woman who enlisted in the Australian Women`s Land Army during World War Two.
The Australian Women's Land Army (A.W.L.A.) was an organisation created in World War Two in Australia to combat rising labour shortages in the farming sector. The A.W.L.A. organised female workers to be employed by farmers to replace male workers who had joined the armed forces.
Location
| Address: | Strathalbyn Road & Walker Street, ANZAC Memorial Gardens, Macclesfield, 5153 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.167591 Long: 138.832331 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Tree |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
Plaque :
This fruit tree was planted as a living reminder of the local girls who enlisted in the Australian Womens Land Army (AWLA) during World War 2
'On the farms and in the dairies, on the outback station runs,
Those girls with grit are needed, just as much as men with guns.`
