Spectacle Island is an island in the Parramatta River and Sydney Harbour, in Sydney, Australia. It lies in the main channel of the western section of the harbour, upstream of the Harbour Bridge, adjac
Spectacle Island (front) and Cockatoo Island (rear), Sydney Harbour
Spectacle Island viewed from the east, 1872. Buildings (l-r): labourers' house, covered way, main magazine, residences.
Viewed from the north-west, early 20th century; buildings include filled-shell stores (centre) and laboratory complex (right).
The Women's Emergency Signalling Corps was founded by Florence Violet McKenzie in 1939 as a volunteer organisation in Sydney. As World War II loomed, McKenzie saw that with her qualifications and teac
Servicemen entering WESC c 1940 to receive signals training
Members of WESC