| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Cowra |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL34278 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Cotton, Paint |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Cowra |
| Date made | c 1915-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
'Grand Concert and Coffee Social' fundraising banner
Description
Banner made from a heavy duty cotton sheet or curtain. Text reads 'GRAND CONCERT / and / COFFEE SOCIAL / will be held in / THIS CHURCH on 1st July / Admission 1s.' The words 'and' & 'will be held in' have been painted in a green oil enamel, while the remainder to have been painted in a brown oil enamel. Pencilled guide lines are visible under the lettering. There are regular jagged holes around the border of the banner from when it was suspended using drawing pins or similar. A strip has been torn from the right edge of the sheet.
History / Summary
This banner was used to advertise a fundraising activity for the war effort held by a church at Wodonga on the Cowra Road near Young and is thought to have been attached to a tree. It was retrieved and used post-war by Joseph Robinson, a war veteran who lived alone in a shack beside the road. Local fundraising activities were popular and numerous during the First World War and this is a typical example of a handmade banner from the period.