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Blackwood, Margaret (1909 - 1986)

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In the outdoors, c. September 1943
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Title:In the outdoors
Type:Image
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In the outdoors, the Director WAAAF, Group Officer Clare Stevenson (second from left) and a WAAAF Wing Officer (in dark uniform) conversing with WAAAF officers who conducted a four-day bivouac for a group of WAAAF officer trainees in an area near Launching Place, as part of their training course. Third from the left is Squadron Officer Margaret Blackwood, the officer in charge of the bivouac and on the extreme right is Flight Officer Doris Carter, a staff instructor for the bivouac. On the latter's right is her assistant, Section Officer Helen Palmer.

Date:c. September 1943
Place:Australian War Memorial
Control:VIC1314
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See also:Carter, Doris Jessie (1912 - 1999) | Palmer, Helen Gwynneth (1917 - 1979) | Stevenson, Clare Grant (1903 - 1988)
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WAAAF members walking along a country road., July 1944
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Title:WAAAF members walking along a country road.
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WAAAF members walking along a country road. From left, Squadron Officer Margaret Blackwood; Grace Hunter; Group Officer Clare Stevenson (Director of the WAAAF); Patrica Burnard; Doris Carter. LOWER PLENTY, VIC,
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: LOWER PLENTY, VIC, 1944-07. WAAAF MEMBERS WALKING ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD. FROM LEFT, SQUADRON OFFICER MARGARET BLACKWOOD; GRACE HUNTER; GROUP OFFICER CLARE STEVENSON (DIRECTOR OF THE WAAAF); PATRICA BURNARD; DORIS CARTER.

Date:July 1944
Place:Australian War Memorial
Physical description:Black & white
Control:P00094.009
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See also:Carter, Doris Jessie (1912 - 1999) | Stevenson, Clare Grant (1903 - 1988)
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Group portrait of four "original" WAAAF officers with the Director WAAAF Group Officer Clare Stevenson, c. April 1945
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Title:Group portrait of four "original" WAAAF officers with the Director WAAAF Group Officer Clare Stevenson
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Group portrait of four "original" WAAAF officers with the Director WAAAF Group Officer Clare Stevenson after a WAAAF Staff Officers conference at Air Force Headquarters, Victoria Barracks. Left to right: Wing Officer Margaret Blackwood (at rear); Director WAAAF; Wing Officer Dorothy Hawthorn (front); Wing Officer Mary Rawlins; Wing Officer Gwen Stark.

Date:c. April 1945
Place:Australian War Memorial
Control:VIC0933
Digital Versions:Full Record | Image
See also:Stark, Amy Gwendoline (1910 - 1994) | Stevenson, Clare Grant (1903 - 1988)
 

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