40th Anniversary of Country Women`s AssociationPrint Page
Two trees commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Country Women`s Association in South Australia.
The South Australian Country Women's Association is a non-sectarian, non-party-political, non-profit lobby group and service association working in the interests of women and children in rural and urban areas. Although ostensibly non-party-political, in practice the group has tended to bolster conservative politics.
The State association was formed in 1929. The first branch of the Association in South Australia was actually formed in 1926 at Burra by Mary Warnes. By 1988, nearly every small settlement in South Australia had a CWA branch and the Association comprised 270 branches with 7,500 members (at its peak in 1956 the Association boasted 277 branches and 14,000 members).
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Location
Address: | Prospect Road, W. T. Smith Park, Prospect, 5082 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.891548 Long: 138.594608 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Trees |
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Monument Theme: | Culture |
Sub-Theme: | Community |
Actual Event Start Date: | |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1929 |
Actual Event End Date: | |
Approx. Event End Date: | 1969 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 28th August, 1969 |
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Plaque :
These two trees were planted on August 28th 1969 by Prospect Branch Countrywoman`s Assoc.
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of C.W.A. in S.A.