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| View Original: | StateLibQld 2 171959 Beryl Pender in her uniform as State Superintendent of the Australian Women's Land Army, Queensland, 1943.jpg (782x1000) | |||
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| Keywords: StateLibQld 2 171959 Beryl Pender in her uniform as State Superintendent of the Australian Women's Land Army, Queensland, 1943.jpg en Beryl Pender in her uniform as State Superintendent of the Australian Women's Land Army Queensland 1943 Beryl King was born on 6 February 1902 at Gympie Queensland She married solicitor Edward Pender in 1939 During World War II she was appointed administrative officer with the Australian Women's Land Army AWLA and in July 1943 was appointed superintendent of the Queensland AWLA She was previously with the Queensland Public Service and secretary to the Queensland Trade Commission Following the war she maintained an interest in the 'land girls' and helped with the organising of the 30-year reunion and a short history of the organisation In 1946 Beryl divorced Edward Pender and married grazier Daniel McLeish She died on 10 January 1974 at Auchenflower a suburb of Brisbane Queensland 1943 handle 10462/deriv/106984 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Military uniforms of Australia Black and white photographs Portraits of Queensland Headgear of Australia 1943 in Australia Australian Women's Land Army | ||||
