Letter of appreciation

A letter of appreciation, dated 1 January 1946, sent to members of the Australian Women's Land Army, South Australia, after it had been disbanded at the end of 1945. The letter is signed by Fred C. Richards, Secretary of the South Australian Committee, and lists the members of the Committee.

|In July 1942, the Australian Women's Land Army was established as a national organisation, but with separate administrators in each state organising that state's needs. Its aim was to provide labour for primary producers, replacing men who were now serving in the armed forces or essential services. The AWLA was a voluntary group whose members were paid by the farmer. Women who were British subjects and between the ages of 18 and 50 years were able to volunteer.

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