Records of the Women's Australian National Services

Records of the Women’s Australian National Services (W.A.N.S.) is a collection held by the State Library of South Australia. The collection includes minutes, annual reports, photographs, members’ roll, financial records, training manual, and newspaper cuttings relating to the Services and Wanslea Children’s Home.

Access Conditions

Some of the records in this collection are unprocessed and access may not be possible. The State Library of South Australia will be able to provide further advice.

Records

This collection includes records about the Women’s Australian National Services (W.A.N.S.). The records sometimes refer to Wanslea Children’ Home which was run by W.A.N.S.

Records in this collection include:

• General meeting minutes, 1941-1997 – Some minutes include Wanslea reports, matron’s reports and House Committee reports. These reports provide information about numbers of children in the home, discussion of maintenance and staffing issues.
• Ephemera, c. 1962 – Includes a flyer promtoing the services offered by Wanslea.
• Bookings record, 1962-1964 – Records the work being done by W.A.N.S. staff, at Wanslea and in people’s homes.
• Women’s Australian National Services: their next objective “Wanslea” booklet, undated.
• Newspaper clippings, 1941-1985 – Includes scrapbooks which document the history of W.A.N.S. and Wanslea in the press.
• Photographs, c.1943-1948 – Includes group photographs of W.A.N.S. and Wanslea staff.
• Training Committee minutes, 1947-1957
• Council minutes, 1942-1953
• Committee minutes, 1942-1943
• Executive minutes, 1943-1948 & 1951-1955
• Minutes, 1951
• Board of Management minutes, 1948-1964
• Officers’ meeting minutes, 1941-1997
• Auxiliary Territorial minutes, 1941-1942
• Annual reports, 1942-1949, 1962
• Finanacial records