50th Anniversary of South Australian Country Women's AssociationPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of the South Australian Country Women's Association (CWA) in 1979.
The first moves towards forming a state-wide Country Women's Association in South Australia actually took place in 1926 when Mrs T. Bowman, then president of the National Council of Women of South Australia, called a meeting of all country Mayoresses and wives of chairmen of district councils. No one replied. However, Bowman held an informal afternoon tea of country women which inspired Mary Warnes, of Koomooloo station, to establish the first CWA branch in Burra. Warnes saw the need for country women's rest rooms, where children could be fed and tea made when women from rural areas had to visit town, and for the need to reduce the isolation experienced by women in the country. The State association was formed in 1929.
Location
| Address: | Melrose Street, Garden of Tribute, Mount Pleasant, 5235 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.773355 Long: 139.050554 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1929 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1979 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1979 |
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To commemorate 50th anniversary of the South Australian C. W. A.
1979
