WW2 Agriculture Whitehirst Park Primary School War Detectives

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WW2 Agriculture Whitehirst ParkPrimary
SchoolWar Detectives

• Rebecca
• Mark
• Laura
• Rachael
• Jasmin
• Ian

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Dig For Victory

• The Dig for Victory campaign was launched by
  the government to encourage the public to grow
  their own vegetables. Parks and every spare bit
  of land was dug up to make way for vegetables

Ministry of Information Poster 1940 Thanks to
the Kevin Morrison Collection, Caledonia
University Library.
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Dr Carrot Potato Pete

• Dr Carrot and potato Pete were introduced by the
  Ministry of Agriculture in October 1939.
• Nursery rhymes were adapted to fit with the
  Potato Pete theme.

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plates/hshf_frameset_tem.htm
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Some books to give advice on growing food.
Thanks to the Kevin Morrison Collection,
Caledonia University Library.
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Some magazine and newspaper articles on
agriculture.
Thanks to the Kevin Morrison Collection,
Caledonia University Library.
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A letter to a market gardener in Stewarton from
the Ministry of Food in 1942.
Thanks to the Kevin Morrison Collection,
Caledonia University Library.
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The Womens Timber Corps

• The womens timber corps was similar to the
  WLA(Womens Land Army). It was set up to make pit
  props.
• Pit props were important for mining.

Thanks to the National Museums of Scotland,
Scottish Life Archive.
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The Womens Land Army

• The Womens Land Army (WLA) was made up of girls
  from every walk of life . It was hard work ,
  homesickness was common . Many missed there
  parents as they lived miles away .
• The WLA was nick-named the forgotten army.

Thanks to the National Museums of Scotland,
Scottish Life Archive.
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The Womens Land Army

• The land army had 80,300 members by December
  1943.
• A usual earning of a land girl was one pound 8
  shillings (1.40) a week.
• Many said that their uniforms were awful
• Their accommodation was poor.

Thanks to the Kevin Morrison Collection,
Caledonia University Library.
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The Womens Land Army Song

• The Womens Land Army had a song.
• Back to the land,with its clay and sand
• Its granite and gravel and grit,
• You grow barley and wheat
• And potatoes to eat
• To make sure the nation keeps fit

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er.co.uk/heavyhorses/dig_for_victory.htm
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Summary

• We would like to thank Mrs McAllister, Mr Hopkins
  and Mrs Sutton for all their help and support,
  the Kilwinning Library, for all these wonderful
  information books and of course the internet and
  our school Whitehirst Park Primary for picking us
  for this presentation on World War 2.
• We would also like to thank Jennifer Jack and
  Gary McLennan for helping us with our work
• We would like to say well done to all the other
  schools that took part in this event.

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Acknowledgements

• Thanks to Kevin Morrison of Caledonia University
  Library for images of World War 2 and agriculture.

• Thanks to Scottish Life Archive for photos of
  Land Girls and Timber Corps.