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Land Army girl winnowing flax at the Drouin flax mill, Drouin, Victoria

Fitzpatrick, Jim, 1916-

 

"U429/21. Winnowing flax at the Drouin flax mill, this Land Army girl separates the linseed-oil-bearing seed from the stalks, which yield textiles such as canvas and webbing - vital to war production..." --Printed on label.; Title devised by cataloguer from caption on label.; Condition: Good.; Part of the collection: Drouin town and rural life during World War II.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24354207.

 

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Uploaded on September 23, 2011
Taken sometime in 1944