Treasury at War World War II

When war was declared there were 112 permanent officers in the Treasury. Of that number 53 men and three women enlisted in the three arms of the services over the ensuing six years.

The staff remaining in Treasury over the war years were either too young or too old to contribute physically in the armed forces. World War I veterans, retirees, women and lads maintained the Treasury, at the same time providing nightly fire watch patrols and contributing in many other ways to the community's well being. The women were rostered to stand by the emergency telephones at night, located deep inside Wynyard Station and attended as aides at Sydney Hospital at the weekends.