Studio portrait of NF482322 Lieutenant (Lt) Elva Baikie, Amenities Officer for the Army women's services (including the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS), Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) and Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS)). Lt Baikie encouraged the women to brighten up their barracks by supplying material for bedspreads, floor stain, rugs and paint, along with the motto `Make your barracks spell HOME'. Lt Baikie also organised a musical comedy and a revue in the Darwin area, with the girls who took part improvising their costumes. Lt Baikie also organised sporting matches and a Combined Services Swimming Carnival held in the Darwin Baths. (Donor E. Batt)

The choir in St George's Chapel, front row only, left to right: Sylvia McDonald, Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS); unknown AWAS member; Jo Fox, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) representative; unknown AWAS member; Patricia Bennett (AWAS); NF482322 Lieutenant Elva Baikie, (AWAS) and Amenities Officer for the Army women's services (which includes the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS), Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) as well as the AWAS); and Barbara Spiller (AWAS). The choirmaster, Lew Dawe, a Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) representative is standing on the far left. He organised a choir of forty from all services to sing carols around the Darwin area at Christmas 1944, including hospitals and barracks. The choir also visited the navy ships anchored in the harbour. The St George's Chapel, built by voluntary labour using bamboo for the walls, was used for church parades by all denominations. (Donor E. Batt)

The whole company on stage after the finale of the revue, "Blue Horizon". The revue was under the direction of the Australian Army Amenities Service (AAAS) and involved NF482322 Lieutenant (Lt) Elva Baikie (AWAS) who was the Amenities Officer for the Army women's services which includes the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS), Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) as well as the AWAS. The revue was produced by Alan Cairnes and Dudley Simpson and it played to large crowds in an open air venue over several nights. Members of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) were among the performers as were members of the Allied Forces. Darwin, NT. (Donor E. Batt)

An informal group of members of the Australian Women's Army Services (AWAS) model their improvised costumes for a musical comedy and revue. The revue "Blue Horizon" was organised by the Australian Army Amenities Service and produced by Alan Cairnes and Dudley Simpson. NF482322 Lieutenant (Lt) Elva Baikie, as Amenities Officer for the Australian Women's Service was involved with organising the dancers. Left to right: Joy Graham; Barbara Hutchison, Marjorie Graham; Anne Steeles; Peggy Pentland; Jean Outteridge and Trixie Mayall. Anne Steeles was the singer and the remaining girls were the "ladies of the ballet". Note the barely disguised army shoes that the dancers had to wear. Darwin, NT. 1945. (Donor E. Batt)