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line angels' is what the ANZACs called the nurses during the First
World War. |
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Nurse
and patients in the New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Wisques, France
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These nurses were
as brave as the soldiers, working long hours in hard conditions. The
hospitals were often built close to the front lines (of fighting),
this meant that they were sometimes bombed. |
When we think of what women
did during the war, we often think of nurses, but as you can see below,
there were many other important jobs that they took on.
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These women are
packing parcels to send to New Zealand prisoners of war.
Women packing parcels
for new Zealand prisoners of war
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Women in Wellington
put together parts for trench mortar shells.
Women assembling parts
for trench motor shells, Swan Electric Co Ltd, Dixon Street, Wellington
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Women
working in a food dehydration plant in Pukekohe during World War
Two
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In Pukekohe during
World War 2, women are working in a food dehydration plant. Dehydrated
food doesn't go 'off', is light and doesn't take up much space
... great for shipping overseas to the soldiers. |
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Woman
driving a tractor alongside an Avro Anson training plane, during
World War Two
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Many women learned
new skills during the war, as they took on the jobs that men usually
did.
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A poster from 1942
- 1943
Many of the farmers had gone
to fight for their country. The farms were now tended to by women.
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Women's war service
in new Zealand
Women planting a garden in Wellington, during World War Two
Food was
needed at home and for the soldiers at war.
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