Wrote to Indonesian women (Tribune, 24 Januari 1962)

Tribune (1962-01-24) - Wrote To Indonesian Women Source: Trove, National Library of Australia - https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236250727 Date retrieved: 2026-10-17 OCR text (uncorrected) follows. 24 Jan 1962 - WROTE TO INDONESIAN WOMEN Tribune (Sydney, NSW: 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 24 January 1962, page 10 WROTE TO INDONESIAN WOMENPERTH: The Union of Australian Women had sent letters of support to Indonesian women leaders over the struggle of Indonesia to reclaim West New Guinea, the UAW State secretary (Mrs. M. Lester) said this week.rpHEY had also communicated with Gerwani, the Indonesian women's organisation affiliated to the Women's International Democratic Federation, saying that they felt that the leaders of Australia were not speaking in the name of a great many Australians, who were sympathetic to Indonesian independence, and that they would try to let other women know the justice of Indonesia's claim."We have also written to Opposition Leader Calwell, saying that we don't agree with the stand he is taking and that this stand is not in the interests of the Australian people," Mrs. Lester said. "Built up as a SEATO base under camouflage of Dutch occupation, West New Guinea could be a threat to peace," she added.