Women's Royal Australian Naval Service
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women-s-royal-australian-naval-service-280-5975307
title:
Women's Royal Australian Naval Service
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The Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) was the women's branch of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). In 1941, fourteen members of the civilian Women's Emergency Signalling Corps (WESC) were recruited for wireless telegraphy work at the Royal Australian Navy Wireless/Transmitting Station Canberra, as part of a trial to free up men for service aboard ships. Although the RAN and the Australian government were initially reluctant to support the idea, the demand for seagoing personnel impose
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Former women's branch of the Royal Australian Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Royal_Australian_Naval_Service
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2024-02-14T08:53:18Z
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