Complex sentence: The "Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902" stated that every female officer was "deemed to have retired from the Commonwealth service upon her marriage", the very great majority of women were effectively blocked from non-secretarial positions in the Commonwealth Public Service.
Split into simpler sentences: The "Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902" stated that every female officer was "deemed to have retired from the Commonwealth service upon her marriage". The very great majority of women were effectively blocked from non-secretarial positions in the Commonwealth Public Service.