The Allied Works Council was an organisation set up to oversee and organise
military construction works in Australia during
World War II.[1]
Established in February 1942,[2] with their first offices in
Melbourne, the Allied Works Council was responsible for carrying out any works required by the
Allied Forces including providing any equipment, materials or workmen required to carry out these works. By 30 June 1943 they had 4,609 administrative and technical staff and a enrollment in the
Civil Constructional Corps of 66,274 and 2,521 in the
Civil Alien Corps which was made up primarily of Italian internees.[3][4] In these roles they were considered 'enemy aliens' and 'prisoners of war'.[5][6]
^"Civil Aliens Corps". The West Australian. Vol. 60, no. 18, 006. Western Australia. 25 March 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Allied Works Council". Daily Mercury. Vol. 78, no. 254. Queensland, Australia. 24 October 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.