A Haven Now and Then
Project Summary
The 2WG Women’s Club was one of the early radio clubs in Australia beginning in the 1930s and continuing until the 1960s. Isolated rural women were able to connect over the air waves and support each other through what were often difficult times. As well as providing much needed support for each other, the ladies of the Women’s Club poured their efforts into fundraising for the benefit of the whole community. Charles Sturt University and Wagga Wagga City Library collaborated on this project to preserve the history of the 2WG Women's Club by collecting photographs, memorabilia, documents and oral histories and providing access to the collection through a web site. Interaction with the audience was sought through the creation of a web log where people have been able to share their personal memories.
Photos
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The 2WG Debutante Ball in 1938.
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Dr Bob Pymm and Amy Heap with 2WG memorabilia.
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A crowd of 2WG women gather to see the handover of the ambulance they raised money to purchase.
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The 2WG Women's Club raised money to build Wagga Wagga's first nursing home.
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Audio
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This is Marie Black, the daughter of Ada "Cobby" Webb who was the president of the 2WG Women's Club, reading a letter of congratulations for the Club's good work for the radio station and the Riverina.
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An elderly lady, Doris Britt, recalls how, as an isolated farmer's wife, she listened to the Women's Club on the radio twice a day.
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Supporting Web Links
http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/www/html/1077-introduction-radio-station-2wg-womens-club.as…
