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The plaque commemorates the work in the Werribee District of the Australian Women's Land Army between 1942 and 1945 during World War Two.
In July 1942 the Director-General of Manpower responded to the call to farms with ‘girl-power’. The Australian Women's Land Army (A.W.L.A.) was an organisation created to combat rising labour shortages in the farming sector, with 3,500 women, aged between eighteen and fifty, volunteered to keep farms operating. The service was open to all women, as long as they were British subjects. 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: | 2A Synnot Street, Werribee RSL, Werribee, 3030 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.900811 Long: 144.664917 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1942 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1945 |
| Link: | https://wyndhamhistory.net.au/items… |
Dedication
To commemorate the work in the Werrribee District of the Australian Women`s Land Army
1942 - 1945
