Monica Felton (WIDF Vice-President) writes in 1954 on the Second Congress of Gerwani, which she attended: 349 delegates, 80,000 members, a meeting with President Sukarno, resolutions on West Irian, the 1955 elections, a nationwide marriage law, democratic rights and support for the government against armed gangs. She s
Tribune (Sydney), 6 Jul 1960, p. 3: Perth UAW deputation to the Dutch Consul protests the Dutch naval force sent to New Guinea. Maud Quinn cites the UAW's close ties with Indonesian women and its belief that West Irian can be settled by negotiation; the group notes Dutch Labor opposition. Gerwani not named.
Tribune (Adelaide/SA edition and Sydney edition), 26 Apr 1961: South Australian Union of Australian Women prepares for Afro-Asian Solidarity Week. It sent greetings to Gen. Nasution on his Australian visit supporting Indonesia's claim to West New Guinea and urging an Australia-Indonesia peace pact, and wrote on Cuba an
Tribune (Adelaide/SA edition and Sydney edition), 26 Apr 1961: South Australian Union of Australian Women prepares for Afro-Asian Solidarity Week. It sent greetings to Gen. Nasution on his Australian visit supporting Indonesia's claim to West New Guinea and urging an Australia-Indonesia peace pact, and wrote on Cuba an
Tribune (SA edition), 14 Jun 1961, p. 2: Perth Union of Australian Women observes the WIDF-called Week of Solidarity (28 May-2 June) with countries struggling for independence. Members send cables and cards to women's organisations in Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cuba; a visiting Indonesian speaker at a luncheon discus
Tribune (Sydney), 10 Jan 1962, p. 3: Gloria Garton, UAW national president, reports on her 3.5 weeks in Indonesia as WIDF and UAW representative at the 4th Gerwani Congress in Jakarta (14-17 Dec 1961) and a Java tour, with meetings of up to 2,000 in Semarang and Yogyakarta. Says West Irian is the biggest unifying issue
Tribune (Sydney), 10 Jan 1962, p. 3: Gloria Garton, UAW national president, reports on her 3.5 weeks in Indonesia as WIDF and UAW representative at the 4th Gerwani Congress in Jakarta (14-17 Dec 1961) and a Java tour, with meetings of up to 2,000 in Semarang and Yogyakarta. Says West Irian is the biggest unifying issue
Tribune (Sydney), 24 Jan 1962, p. 10: Perth UAW secretary Mrs M. Lester says the UAW wrote to Indonesian women leaders and to Gerwani, described as WIDF-affiliated, supporting Indonesia's claim to West New Guinea and saying Australian leaders do not speak for many sympathetic Australians. It also wrote to ALP leader Ca
Tribune (Sydney), 24 Jan 1962, p. 10: Perth UAW secretary Mrs M. Lester says the UAW wrote to Indonesian women leaders and to Gerwani, described as WIDF-affiliated, supporting Indonesia's claim to West New Guinea and saying Australian leaders do not speak for many sympathetic Australians. It also wrote to ALP leader Ca