This is a posed black-and-white photograph, measuring 24.7 cm x 19 cm and taken around 1944 in Drouin, Victoria by Jim Fitzpatrick. It shows a formally dressed young woman seated in front of a desk labelled 'War Agricultural Committee'. A man, seated behind the desk, is handing her a book entitled 'Food front'. The furniture is basic, and in the background are a hand basin and a stove heater. Posters are attached to the wall. The photograph is labelled on the reverse: 'U429/104. War Agricultural Committee for Central Gippsland (7,000 sq. miles of rich dairying country) is headquartered at Drouin. Arthur Holmes, chairman, enrols a Drouin girl in the Women's Land Army, a wartime organisation formed to counter manpower deficiencies. Holmes is an agricultural expert employed by the Commonwealth Government'.
Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia |
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Creator | Jim Fitzpatrick, photographer |
Identifiers | National Library of Australia number nla.pic-an24345380
TLF resource R3180 |
Source | National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au |