The Griffith War Memorial Museum has announced that 70 years after World War II, the Girl with Grit, representing all of the Australian Women’s Land Army members has returned.
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With generous financial support from the Griffith Exies Club, local sculptor Noel Hicks, collected his creation from the foundry in Sydney and brought her back to Griffith.
The bust will find a permanent home at the Griffith War Memorial Museum in Banna Avenue.
The official unveiling of the bust in a garden setting in front of the museum will take place on a date still to be determined.
From her position she will have a full view of the main street and probably recognise many buildings from her time in Griffith between 1942 and 1945.
She is here for a well-deserved rest, to sit back and reflect on her earlier stay in Griffith as a young woman.
She will reflect on the hardships she endured, the beauty, vastness, ruggedness and dangers of an unknown country area.
The harsh weather conditions and occasional loneliness, the new friends she made, the camaraderie, her social life and the locals.
Anyone wishing to contribute to the cost of this project to bring her home can do so by contacting the Griffith War Memorial Museum’s secretary on Pat Cox on 0407 485 091.
