CIVILIAN WAR EFFORT
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII
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| Allied Works Council | Allied Works Council Depot Belgian Gardens, Townsville | Allied Works Council Workshop Oonoonba, Townsville |
| Allied Works Council Workshop Stratford near Cairns | Allied Works Council Workshop Camooweal | Australian Army Aboriginal Labour Units |
| Bitumen Emulsion Plant Oonoonba, Townsville | Bitumen Emulsion Plant Charters Towers | Bitumen Emulsion Plant Mount Isa |
| Civil Aliens Corps | Civil Constructional Corps | Military Conscription |
| Main Roads Commission Mt Louisa Camp, Townsville | Main Roads Commission Church Street Camp, Townsville | Main Roads Commission Sheridan Street Camp, Cairns |
| Mount Isa Mines MIM | Queensland Main Roads Commission | RAAF Aboriginal Labour Units |
Production & Repair
| A.N.A. Instrument Shop | Australian National Airways Engine Overhaul | Australian Women's Land Army |
| Beaufort Production at Chullora, NSW | Beaufort Production at Islington, SA |
Beaufort Production at Newport Railway Workshops, Victoria Beaufort Bomber rear fuselage & empennage production |
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Cairncross Dry Dock Morningside, Brisbane |
Coca Cola Factory | Commonwealth
Marine Engine Works Evans Rd., Rocklea |
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Commonwealth Marine Engine Works Port Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC |
De Haviland Propeller Shop | Elphinstones |
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Echuca Ball Bearing Factory Echuca, Victoria |
Echuca Ordnance Factory Echuca, Victoria |
Ford Motor Factory Corio Bay Geelong, VIC |
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Ford Motor Works Eagle Farm Brisbane, QLD |
GMH Allison Overhaul Assembly Plant | Government Aircraft Factory (GAF) |
| GMH
Allison Testing Area Eagle Farm Airfield |
Hudson's | King & Katts |
| Motor Supply Company | Paul and Gray (Plexilglass) |
Premier Blinds |
| QANTAS |
Rocklea Munitions Factory Rocklea, Queensland |
Transport
| Australian National Airlines | Queensland Railways | QANTAS |
| Townsville Harbour Board | Fuel Rationing and other measures |
Welfare
(Clubs, Hostels, Huts, Restrooms)
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A.C.F. - R.S.L. All Services Sleeping Hostel 320 Sussex Street, Sydney |
Air Force Association (AFA) | Air Force Club 281 Elizabeth Street (near Creek St), Brisbane. Open 10am to 10pm daily, including Sundays, Hot and Cold Showers, Good Billiard Tables, Impromptu Dances held first Saturday of every month. |
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Air Force House "Wyandra", 3 Campbell Street, Bowen Hills, Brisbane |
Air Force House 97 Goulburn Street, Sydney 330 beds |
Air Force House 53 Market Street, Melbourne |
| Aircrew Club of Australia | Air Force Women's Auxiliary (AFWA) | A.I.F. Women's Association |
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Allen N.E.S. Home for Servicemen, 49 Whistler St., Manly |
Allied Services Club - The "Dug-out" |
American Centre |
| American Lounge Bar, 309 Flinders Street, Townsville | American Postal
Exchange (PX), Brisbane corner of Creek St and Adelaide St. |
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| American
Red Cross Service Club (ARC or Amcross) 165 Phillip St., Sydney |
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American Red
Cross Bernly Officers' Club Springfield Avenue, Sydney |
American Red Cross Centre Coolangatta, Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta | American Red
Cross Officer's Leave Club 128 Ramsgate Avenue, Bondi, Sydney |
| American Red Cross Nurses' Leave Club, 79 Macleay Street, Sydney | American Red
Cross Service Club No. 1 165 Phillip Street, Sydney |
American Red
Cross Service Club No. 2 351 Pitt Street, Sydney |
| American Red
Cross Booker T. Washington Club 207 Albion Street, Sydney |
American Red
Cross Hostel Corner Adelaide Street and Creek Street, Brisbane |
American Red Cross Service Club Centenary House, corner Exhibition Street and Little Collins Street, Melbourne |
| American Red Cross Service Club, Terrica House, Corner of Creek and Adelaide Streets, Brisbane. | Anzac Buffet Hyde Park, Sydney Open 9:30am to 10pm daily. |
A.R.C. Service
Bureau Barrack Street, Sydney David Jones' Store Open 24 hrs daily |
| Australian &
Allied Soldiers Club 44 Macleay Street, Pott's Point, Sydney |
Australian Army Canteen Service (AACS) | Australian Comforts Fund Women's Officer's Club, Elizabeth Bay Road, Kings Cross |
| Australian
Comforts Fund Rooms, Townsville in Town Hall, near Post Office |
Australian Comforts Fund | Australian Comfort Fund, Kinneil Officers Club, 15 Elizabeth Bay Road, Kings Cross |
| Australian Comforts Fund, Melbourne | Australian
Defence Canteens Service Club, Marcus Clark's Building, opposite Central
Railway Station, Railway Square, Sydney |
Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women |
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Australian Red Cross (Austcross) |
Australian Red
Cross Townsville |
Australian Women's Flying Club (AWFC) |
| Australian Women's Legion (AWL) | Australian Women’s National League (A.W.N.L) | Australian Women’s Polish War Victims Relief Committee |
| British Women's Legion | Camberwell Women's War Service Unit – formed in Camberwell VIC during WW2 | Catholic United Services Auxiliary (CUSA) |
| Catholic Welfare Organisation | Catholic Women's Social Guild | Central Women’s Auxiliary of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Imperial Association of Australia |
| Cheer Up Society – Formed in South Australia | Cheverells American Red Cross Officers' Leave Club, 2 Elizabeth Bay Road, Sydney | Church of England Help Society (CEHS) |
| C.E.N.E.F.
Servicemen's Hostel St. James' Church, King St., Kings Cross This may be the Church of England National Emergency Fund? For men of fighting forces and women of auxiliary services. 100 beds Free Fri and Sat nights only. |
Country Women's
Association Service Women's Club 52 Bayswater Road, Darlinghurst, Sydney Open daily. |
Country Women’s Association South Australia (CWASA) |
| C.U.S.A. Hall Harrington Street, Sydney (entrance in Gloucester Street) Open 10am to 10pm. |
C.U.S.A. Hut St. Mary's Cathedral Open 9am to 10pm daily, except Sunday, 8am to 10pm. |
"Dig for Victory" Movement |
| Dutch Officer's
Club, Brisbane "Mornington", Gregory Terrace, Brisbane later in Elizabeth St., Brisbane |
Dutch & Netherlands
East Indies Servicemen's Hostel 364 Beaconsfield Parade, St. Kilda, Melbourne |
Dutch Officer's
Club, In a large wooden dormitory building at the University of Western Australia, Perth WA |
| Dutch Officer's
Club 23 Wentworth Street, Point Piper, Sydney |
Emergency Welfare Service | Everyman's Welfare Service |
| Fighting Forces Comforts Fund (FFCF) |
Everyman's Hut Stanley Street, Townsville |
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) - British organisation formed in WW1 and extended into WWII |
| Forces Reading
Room 108 Hunter Street, Sydney Open 10am to 10pm daily. |
Girl Guide Thrift Depot | H.M.A.S. Sydney Fund - established after the loss of HMAS Sydney WW2 |
| Home Service Girls | Hospitality Hut Queen's Square, Sydney Open 10am to 8pm daily. |
Hostel Meriden,
437 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne (Run by the Australian Comforts Fund and the Young Women's Christian Association YWCA for Servicewomen on leave) |
| Jewish Hospitality and
Information Bureau 69 Martin Place, Sydney National Council of Jewish Women's Lord Mayor's Fund Kiosk, Hospitality and billeting for Jewish Troops. |
Junior Red Cross | Kaloola Hut 501 Pitt Street, Sydney (Opposite Central Station) Open 10am to 10pm daily. |
| Lady Wilson Red Cross Convalescent Home in Chelmer | Limbless Soldiers Association | Lord Mayor’s Comforts Fund |
| Lord Mayor’s Fund | Lord Mayor’s Patriotic Fund | Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund NSW – A Branch of the ACF |
| Mackay Rest Leave Area | Munition Workers Association | National
Defence League Canteen & Rest Room 173 Phillip Street, Sydney (near King Street) Open daily to 10pm. |
| National Emergency Service Fund - established in WWII | Navy League | Netherlands
Indies Welfare Organisation of Evacuees N.I.W.O.E. ran Hostel for NEI evacuees in "Roseville" at 56 Chester St, Teneriffe, possibly known as NEI Camp |
| Netherlands
Indies Welfare Organisation of Evacuees N.I.W.O.E. Temple Court, 422 Collins St., Melbourne J. van Holst Pellekaan was the head of this organisation in Melbourne |
N.E.I. Camp New
Farm See Netherlands Indies Welfare Organisation N.I.W.O.E. |
N.E.I. Camp Coolangatta |
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North American Service Club
B14 American Red Cross 380 Flinders Street West, Townsville |
Pacific Prisoners of War Committee | Partially Blinded Soldier’s Association of Australia |
| Patriotic Younger Set Auxiliary | Presbyterian
and Methodist Hostel Soldiers' Welfare Association, Turbot Street, Brisbane |
Prisoner of War Street Adoption
Scheme run by the Australian Red Cross |
| Prisoner of War (POW) - Association | Queensland
Country Women's Association (CWA) Townsville |
Queensland Patriotic Fund |
| Rats of Tobruk Association |
Recreation Rooms for Service Women, AANS,
AWAS & AAMWS Bank of NSW building, Flinders Street, Townsville |
Red Shield Club
Melbourne (set up by the Australian Comforts Fund and conducted by the Salvation Army under direction of Brigadier Giles) |
| Red Shield
House Melbourne (set up by the Australian Comforts Fund and conducted by the Salvation Army under direction of Brigadier Giles) |
Red Shield Hostel for Servicewomen in "Heathfield", Toorak, Melbourne (see two previous entries - may all be the same location) |
Riviera Sailors' and Soldiers' C. of E. Help Society 325 North Quay, Brisbane |
| Royal Australian Air Force Association (Air Force Association) | Royal Australian Air Force Locker Fund (RAAF Locker Fund) | Royal Naval
House 30 Grosvenor Street, Sydney |
| RSL War Service Fund | R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Troop Welfare Committee (City Branch) Basement Brisbane City Hall, St. George's Square (now King George Square). Open Daily 9am to 11pm. Sundays 9am to 10pm. |
Salvation Army
Headquarters Ann Street, Brisbane |
| Salvation Army, Townsville | Salvation Army's Red Shield House | Sailors and Soldiers Church of England Help Society |
| Scots Church Presbyterian Hut | Seamen's
Institute Macrossan Street, Petrie Bight Open 10am to 11pm daily. Entertainment at night. |
Showgrounds Canteen |
| Soldiers Welfare Club | South Australian Schools Patriotic Fund | St. Andrew's
Church of England Hostel Cathedral Place, Sydney |
| St. Andrew's
Cathedral Hut George Street, Sydney Open 8:30am to 10pm daily. |
St. George's
Hostel Sailors' and Soldiers' Church of England Help Society Wharf Street between Adelaide Street and Ann Street (M. and R. St. George's Club) |
St. George's
Service Club Sailors' and Soldiers' C. of E. Help Society Corner Creek Street and Ann Street, opposite St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Open daily 9am to 10pm Sunday entertainments between 2pm and 8:30pm. Concert, community singing and games. |
| St. Michael's
Rest Rooms C.U.S.A., 288 Adelaide Street, near Creek Street. Hot and Cold Showers, Ping Pong Tables. Open daily 10am to 10pm. |
St. Oswald's
Hostel North Quay, between Victoria Bridge and Grey Street Bridge, Bed and Breakfast |
St. Paul's Cathedral Hut |
| The Brisbane
Hostel Queensland Temperance League Creek Street, adjoining American Red Cross Club |
"Time Off" Club Elizabeth Street, opposite Wintergarden Theatre. R. and light refreshments. |
TOC H |
| TOC H Services
Club Desmond Chambers, 303 Adelaide Street. Hot and Cold Showers. Open 9am to 11pm daily. |
TOC H Services
Club 12 Loftus Street, Sydney (near Circular Quay) Open 9am to 10pm daily. |
Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Soldier's Association |
| Trocadero Sydney | Trocadero Brisbane | Union Jack Club Wickham Terrace (near Trades Hall), Brisbane |
| United Services Cafe | United War Fund | US Army Canteen Woolworth's Building, Queen Street, Brisbane Open to American Services only from 11am to 11pm daily |
| United States
Army Canteen Creek Street, Brisbane |
Victoria League Hospitality Bureau | Victorian Women's Journalists' War Service Committee |
| Voluntary Aid Detachments | Women's All
Services Canteen Central Station, Sydney Open 7am to 10:30pm daily. |
Women's Auxiliary |
| Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force Association (WAAAFA) | Women's All Services Canteens | Women's Auxiliary Service Patriots (WASP) |
| Yass Women’s Voluntary Service - formed in Yass (NSW) during WWII | Y.M.C.A. Hostel YMCA Buildings, 288 Edward Street, Brisbane |
Y.M.C.A. Rest
Room 325 Pitt Street, Sydney (near Bathurst Street) Open 9am to 10pm daily. |
| YMCA, Townsville | Y.W.C.A. Open
House 185 Liverpool Street, Sydney Open Saturday 1:30pm to 11:30pm. Sunday, 1:30pm to 10:30pm |
Civil Defence and other Military Work
| 1
Australian Discrimination Unit manned Observation Centres for Radio Surveillance |
Air Raid Precautions | Air Raid Shelters |
| AMP Exchange Female Civilian Operators | Australian Air League | Australian Defence League (ADL) |
| Australian Women Munition Workers (AWMW) | Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA) | Australian Women's Flying Club (AWFC) |
| Australian Women's Fire Auxiliary (AWFA) | Australian Women's Service Corps (AWSC) | "Bataan" Exchange Civilian Operators |
| Camoufleurs in Department of Home Security | Civil Defence | Coastal Radio Service |
| Colin Jupp, 16 year old school boy - an accidental Guerilla Fighter | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Aeronautics Division | CSIRO Radiophysics Laboratory, Sydney University, develop Search Light Control Apparatus (Radar) |
| Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) | Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) – Beaufort Division | Department of Home Security |
| Enemy Raids Precautions Services (ERP) - Canberra | Naval Auxiliary Patrol (NAP) | Navy League |
| New South Wales National Emergency Services (NSWNES) formed in1940 | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve - British organisation formed in WW1 and extended into WWII | Queensland Civil Defence |
| South Australia Civil Defence | Tasmania Civil Defence Legion | Victoria Air Raid Precautions |
| Volunteer Air Observer Corps (VAOC) | Volunteer Coastal Patrol (VCP) | Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Volunteer Emergency Psychological Service |
Wedmore Garage at
Newmarket Mine Assembly for the US Navy |
Women's Australian National Service (WANS) - formed in June 1940 |
| Women's Auxiliary Transport Service (WATS) | Women’s Emergency Corps (WEC) | Women's Air Training Corps (WATC) |
| Women's Emergency Signalling Corps (WESC) |
Women's National Emergency Legion (WNEL) - A Queensland organisation formed in 1939. |
Women’s National Emergency Legion Air Wing - A Queensland organisation formed at Archerfield aerodrome in January 1939 |
| Women's Voluntary National Register (WVNR) - formed in 1939 | Women’s Voluntary Service |
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Austerity Measures
| Charcoal Burners | National Paper Salvage Collection | Rationing |
| Salvage Corps | Water Restrictions |
Civilian Life
Police
Officials
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This page first produced 17 December 2002
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