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25-March-2021
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The plaque commemorates the commitment to the Paringa and Renmark community by the Women in Agriculture and Business from 1966 to 2016. It also acknowledges 100 years of the Women`s Agricultural Bureau in South Australia (1917-2017).
At a meeting of the Advisory Board of Agriculture in October 1917, steps were taken to form the Women’s Agricultural Bureau (WAB), a rural women’s organisation, the first of its kind in Australia. Branches, supported by a government resourced organiser were formed across the state. At its peak there were 84 branches with 2565 members of the WAB, meeting to learn and share their experiences of improving rural family living concentrating on health, nutrition, hygiene and child development and education within the constraints of isolation and distance from urban resources.
In 1999, reflecting the changing role of women in rural areas, the Women’s Agricultural Bureau became Women in Agriculture and Business.
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At a meeting of the Advisory Board of Agriculture in October 1917, steps were taken to form the Women’s Agricultural Bureau (WAB), a rural women’s organisation, the first of its kind in Australia. Branches, supported by a government resourced organiser were formed across the state. At its peak there were 84 branches with 2565 members of the WAB, meeting to learn and share their experiences of improving rural family living concentrating on health, nutrition, hygiene and child development and education within the constraints of isolation and distance from urban resources.
In 1999, reflecting the changing role of women in rural areas, the Women’s Agricultural Bureau became Women in Agriculture and Business.
Location
| Address: | Sturt Highway & Murtho Road, Paringa, 5340 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.180996 Long: 140.782577 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1966 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2016 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MATo acknowledge the dedicated commitment that the Paringa Women in Agriculture and Business have given to the Paringa & Renmark community,
50 years (1966 - 2016)
And to recognize 100 years of WAB in SA (1917 - 2017).
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
