A letter, dated 13 July 1943, to Frances Taylor (nee Harvie), from Dorothy Marshall, Superintendent, Australian Women's Land Army (SA), in which she talks about Frances's placement and experiences, as well as the experiences of other Land Army members.

The Australian Women's Land Army was formed in 1942 in response to the acute shortage of rural workers. Recruits were required to be British subjects or immigrants from Allied nations and to be between 18 and 50 years of age.

Some farmers expressed skepticism about the prospects of farm work done by women with little experience on the land, but many Women's Land Army workers earned respect for their contributions.

Australian Women's Land Army. South Australia

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Thanks girls and goodbye!: the story of the Australian Women's Land Army 1942-45 edited by Sue Hardisty Ringwood, Vic.: Viking O'Neil, 1990

Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA) 1942-1945

Australian Women: Marshall, Dorothy May (1902-1961)

Anzac Day Commemoration Committee (Queensland): History: The Australian home front during World War 2

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