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Accession Number | RC01106 |
Collection number | Souvenirs 5 Collection (Appeals and Fund Raising Souvenirs) - |
Collection type | Published Collection |
Record type | Collection |
Item count | 1 |
Measurement | 3 boxes. |
Object type | Souvenir |
Maker |
Various |
Date made | 1914-1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Appeals and Fund Raising Souvenir Collection, Souvenirs 5
Description
Contains a variety of material associated with Appeals and Fund raising bodies who were collecting money in Australia for many different causes during and after war. Among the beneficiaries of these efforts were wounded soldiers and their dependants, prisoners of war and civilians in countries other than Australia. The material includes Australia Day, Win the War day, Repatriation day, AIF Memorial day, Soldiers Homes day, Jacks Day, Mayor of Caufield Patriotic Fund (1939-1945), Adelaides Mayors' Patriotic Fund, St Kilda Patriotic Society, Young Workers Patriotic Guild, Appeals by women's groups and Collector's badges for local appeals.