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Bendigo Military MuseumAdministrative record - CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE, RED CROSS, COMFORTS FUND WW2, 1945
... CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE, RED CROSS, COMFORTS FUND WW2...Comforts fund... typed in black. .2) Certificate, Australian Comforts Fund... typed in black. .2) Certificate, Australian Comforts Fund ...Both certificates awarded to Mrs ARBUCKLE were for her work during the World War of 1939-45..1) Certificate of Service, Australian Red Cross, parchment paper, off white, details in red & blue, persons name centre typed in black. .2) Certificate, Australian Comforts Fund Victoria Division, parchment paper off white, details in red & black, persons name hand written near top, signed by executive at bottom..1) "Mrs S Arbuckle - Carisbrook" .2) "Mrs S R Arbuckle"certificates, red cross, comforts fund -
St Kilda Historical SocietyEphemera - Seasonal card, Longstaff, Will et al, Australian Comforts Fund Xmas and New Year's Greetings 1918-19, 1918
... Australian Comforts Fund Xmas and New Year's Greetings 1918...Australian Comforts Fund... paintings were made for the Australian Comforts Fund. The Australian... made for the Australian Comforts Fund. The Australian Comforts ...Text from card: 'On the night of 24th April 1918, the Australians made a daring and clever counter attack in the darkness, recaptured Villers-Bretonneux, stopped the German advance and saved Armiens. This, and the Battle of Hamei, were only a prelude to the smashing advance which commenced on 8th August.' Contains illustrations of 'Australians Advancing from Villers-Bretonneux, August 8th 1918' from an original painted by AIF War Artist Captain Will Longstaff; 'Capture of Hamei Village, July 14th 1918, by Australians assisted by a Detachment of Americans' by War Artist A Pearse. Both paintings were made for the Australian Comforts Fund. The Australian Comforts Fund was an umbrella organisation for voluntary bodies set up on 24 August 1916, after the outbreak of World War I. It was dissolved on 16 April 1920 but was re-established in 1940, during World War II and dissolved again in 1946. Card made in England by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, publishers to the King and Queen. Oblong sheet folded in half to create 4 pages, all printed in colour and including illustrations and very full documentation.'Graham Clarendon Hyde 14 Btn AIF' 'Given to Historical Society of St Kilda by Mr G Hyde N Zealand August 1980'aif, world war i, wwi, australian comforts fund, 14th battalion aif, villers-bretonneux, battle of hamei -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; CAR STICKERS AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND SUBSCRIBER 1940
... COMFORTS FUND SUBSCRIBER 1940...australian comforts fund... 'AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND. Subscriber 1940.' 8.5 cm(40... ORGANIZATION Club / society australian comforts fund Lydia Chancellor ...Objects. Car stickers 2 different sizes. 12.5 cm(45 of) in diameter with 6 point star red on white background with the words 'AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND. Subscriber 1940.' 8.5 cm(40 of) in diameter with 6 point star with the same wording and colour combination. All the wording is in white against the red background of the star. The stickers are in an envelope addressed to Mrs. L. Chancellor, ' Taraxville', Golden Square. On the rear surface, of each of the stars, there is a black four and five digit number.Lydia Chancellororganization, club / society, australian comforts fund -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: PROUD STORY ; THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND
... HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND... Australian Comforts Fund... 'Proud Story ; The Official History Of The Australian Comforts... collection Lydia Chancellor World War Two Australian Comforts Fund ...A hard covered book with sleeve containing a coloured illustration of war jeeps with driver on the front. The book is titled 'Proud Story ; The Official History Of The Australian Comforts Fund.' A Commonwealth-wide voluntary organisation accredited to the Royal Australian Navy, The Australian Military Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force and charged with the duty of caring for all fit and well members of the Australian forces during the Second World War, 1939-1945. F. H. Johnston Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Sydney, 1949.C.O. Bradham Jacksonaustralia, military, history, lydia chancellor collection, collection, lydia chancellor, world war two, australian comforts fund, australian history, history, w.w.ii, war, royal australian navy, royal australian air force, the australian military forces -
Bendigo Military MuseumBooklet - BOOKLET, AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, 1941
... BOOKLET, AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND...Australian comforts fund...“AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND’ VICTORIA DIVISION ACF GUIDE... goldfields Australian comforts fund Knitting for the troops ...Booklet- paper, cream, black writing, red star on cover, 19 pages“AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND’ VICTORIA DIVISION ACF GUIDE TO KNITTING- STANDARD SOCKS, KHAKI STOCKINGS, GARTERS, SPIRAL STOCKINGS (NAVY), BALACLAVA CAP,LONG SLEEVE PULLOVER, SLEEVELESS PULLOVER, SCARF,MITTENS, CAP, AIRMAN’S NECL MUFF, AIRMAN’S WOOLLEN GLOVES, FOR ACTIVE SERVICE. MARCH 1941australian comforts fund, knitting for the troops -
Kew Historical Society IncBook, Brown, Prior, Anderson Pty Ltd, The Australian Soldiers' Pocket Book : Containing useful information for Australian soldiers, 1940
... australian comforts fund (victoria)... by the Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division. The 128-page pocket...Australian Comforts Fund (Victorian Divsion)... Ferguson and Cr. Frederick Dods. australian comforts fund (victoria ...Booklet produced in 1940 for members of the 2nd AIF by the Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division. The 128-page pocket-sized book could be carried everywhere and provided Australian soldiers with a wide range of useful information about the requirements of war service and many other important details such as: The Laws and Customs of War - including Geneva Convention guidelines, notes on spies and insignia of rank; Things a Soldier should Know - including over 60 points; Signaling - including flags, morse code, shipboard bell times and time zone; Decorations Awarded to Australians in the Great War; Arabic and Japanese words; First Aid for gas injuries etc.; Australian Historical Events, facts and figures etc.; and Conduct Overseas - including expectations of behaviour when representing Australia. non-fictionaustralian comforts fund (victoria), second world war 1939-1945, hugh george ferguson -
Bendigo Military MuseumBooklet - BOOKLET, ACF, Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division, August 1941
... Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division...Comforts fund... troops overseas. Comforts fund Knitting ACF On the back of page ...There were many Comforts funds providing items for our troops overseas.Thirty two pages, white with black print, “ACF” badge in red on the front. The book as per the cover contains a guide to the various sections mentioned regarding of clothing .On the back of page 23 printed, “Renwick Pride”comforts fund, knitting, acf -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, C.O. Badham Jackson, Proud story : the official history of the Australian Comforts Fund, 1949
... Comforts Fund...Australian Comforts Fund... 1939-1945 - Civilian relief Australian Comforts Fund A history ...A history of the Australian Comforts FundIll, p.366.non-fictionA history of the Australian Comforts Fundworld war 1939-1945 - civilian relief, australian comforts fund -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, CO Badham Jackson, Proud story: The official history of the Australian comforts fund, 1949
... comforts fund...Australian comforts fund - History...Australian comforts fund - History Civilian war relief ACF ...ACF, a commonwealth-wide voluntary organisation accredited to the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Military Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force and charged with the duty of caring for all fit and well members of the Australian Forces during the Second World War, 1939-1945Ill, p.361.ACF, a commonwealth-wide voluntary organisation accredited to the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Military Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force and charged with the duty of caring for all fit and well members of the Australian Forces during the Second World War, 1939-1945australian comforts fund - history, civilian war relief -
Bendigo Military MuseumDomestic object - COAT AND HAT RACK, Pioneer Comforts Fund, c. 1921
... On the plaque, "Presented by the Pioneer Comforts Fund"...Pioneer Comforts Fund..., "Presented by the Pioneer Comforts Fund" Coat and hat rack timber ...This item was placed in what was originally the "Writing Room" of the Soldiers Memorial Institute Bendigo when it was opened in 1921. After the renovations to SMI 2016 - 18 it was placed back in the same position. This room is now called the "Building and RSL History Museum.Coat and hat rack timber construction rectangular shape, has six hangars at top and six at the bottom. Each hangar holds two items, top hangars are different style to the bottom. A small silver oval plaque is central at the bottom.On the plaque, "Presented by the Pioneer Comforts Fund"brsl, smirsl, comforts -
Bendigo Military MuseumFlag - FLAG, COMFORTS FUND, c. WW1 possibly
... FLAG, COMFORTS FUND...In red in centre: AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND...: AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND Cloth flag, pink, hemmed top / bottom ...Cloth flag, pink, hemmed top / bottom with reinforced hanging edge with eyelet on top / bottom. Outside edge not hemmed.In red in centre: AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUNDflags - military history, comforts, funds -
Kew Historical Society IncBooklet, Australian Comforts Fund (Victorian Divsion), Guide to Knitting Standard Socks Scarf Balaclava Cap for Active Service, 1939
... australian comforts fund (victoria)...Australian Comforts Fund (Victorian Divsion)... comforts fund (victoria) second world war 1939-1945 Booklet ...Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.Booklet advising on standards for knitting items for soldiersaustralian comforts fund (victoria), second world war 1939-1945 -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchMagazine, Deeds of the 2nd A.I.F
... ACF - total proceeds for Australian Comforts Fund Price 6d...Australian Comforts Fund... AIF ACF - total proceeds for Australian Comforts Fund Price 6d ...Portrayal of notable achievements of the men of the 2nd AIF in the compaigns of Libya, Cyrenaica, Greece, Crete, Syria in the defence of Tobruk and in Malaya Singapore.Cream and brown magazine with sketch depicting two soldiers charging with rifles and fixed bayonetsACF - total proceeds for Australian Comforts Fund Price 6dww2, 2nd aif -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION. AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND THIRD ANNUAL REPORT, 1942
... LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION. AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND THIRD...australian comforts fund...ORGANIZATION Club / society australian comforts fund Lydia ...Document. 'THIRD ANNUAL REPORT together with Financial Statement and Appendices for the year ended 31st December 1942. ACF'. H.E. Daw, Government Printer, Melbourne.31 pages.Lydia Chancellororganization, club / society, australian comforts fund -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - Australian Comforts Fund Victoria Division Guide to Knitting, August 1941
... Australian Comforts Fund Victoria Division Guide to...Australian Comforts fund Victoria Division A.C.F. Guide... Fund Stamped on cover. Australian Comforts fund Victoria ...Australian Comforts fund Victoria Division A.C.F. Guide to Knitting for Active Service. It covers Standard Socks, Khaki stocking, Garters, Spiral Stockings (Navy), Balaclava Cap, Long sleeve Pullover, Sleeveless Pullovers, Mittens, airman's neck muff, Gloves, Combined Balaclava Scarf, Scarf, Cap.RSL War Services Fund Stamped on cover.lydia chancellor collection, history, knitting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; DONATIONS AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND GOLDEN SQUARE
... LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; DONATIONS AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS... Australian Comfort Fund... cover ' Golden Square Branch Australian Comforts Fund. Badges... Australian Comfort Fund World War II Lydia Chancellor Document. Hard ...Document. Hard cover book with the title inside the front cover ' Golden Square Branch Australian Comforts Fund. Badges, wool, material, car-stickers, donations. Badges, wool, material, car-stickers, donations. Also inside the front cover are the words Lydia Chancellor, Hon. Sec. 'Taraxville' Golden Square. 18-6-40.Lydia Chancellororganization, club / society, lydia chancellor collection, australian comfort fund, world war ii -
Bendigo Military MuseumEquipment - TINS, TALCUM POWDER, Simpsons Manufacturing Chemists, c.1920
... comforts fund...2 Tins talcum powder provided by Australian Comforts Fund... Comforts Fund Printed on back of tins: Simpsons Talcum Powder... Gen Transport Coy. toilet requisites containers comforts fund ...Powder used by Douglas Warhick WHITEHEAD 2nd AIF. He initially enlisted as V315365 then transferred to the AIF VX104727, enlisted 29.8.1942. On Discharge from the AIF he was a Pte in 118 Gen Transport Coy.2 Tins talcum powder provided by Australian Comforts Fund. Navy blue tins with red star with white print & white instruction pane with blue print.Printed on front of tins: A gift from ACF Australian Comforts Fund Printed on back of tins: Simpsons Talcum Powder with instructions belowtoilet requisites, containers, comforts fund -
Bendigo Military MuseumFurniture - OFFICE CHAIRS, Melbourne -------Co Pty, Collingwood, C.1921
... by the "Australian Mining Comforts Fund" and remained in use till approx 2012...Australian Mining Comforts Fund.... by the "Australian Mining Comforts Fund" and remained in use till approx 2012 ...These Office chairs were originally placed in the front Office of the Soldiers Memorial Institute in 1921funded by the "Australian Mining Comforts Fund" and remained in use till approx 2012 when the Office was renovated. After the renovations to SMI in 2016 -18 they were then placed in what is now called the "Building and RSL History Room".1) & .2) Captain style chairs, solid timber construction, curved arm rests and heavy back rest. .3) .4) Padded cushions of white colour, one is very old the other purchased about 2007 to match.Under both seats just readable, "Melbourne ------ Co PTY --2 Down St Collingwood - European labour only"brsl, smirsl, comforts -
Bendigo Military MuseumCard - CARD, ILLUSTRATED WW1, Australian Comforts Fund, 1918-19
... Australian Comfort Fund...The card was produced by the Australian Comforts Fund...Australian Comforts Fund...The card was produced by the Australian Comforts Fund ...The card was produced by the Australian Comforts Fund for Christmas and New Year 1918 - 19. The first illustration is of the Capture of Villers-Bretonneaux on 8th August 1918. This is a copy of painting by War Artist Capt. Will Longstaff. The second illustration details the capture of Hamel on 4th July 1918. A. Pearse was the War Artist who produced this scene. Part of the Robert H. Baron, No. 3596, and Cooper Collections. See Catalogue No. 1981P for details of Baron's service.Colour illustrated folded card featuring battlefield scenes and written descriptions. The first illustration features actions from Villers-Bretonneaux. Inside the second illustration features action from Hamal. Text on the card is in blue ink.Handwritten at the bottom of the back page in blue ink: 'Bob'.robert h. baron, cooper collection, australian comfort fund, ww1, villers-bretonneux, hamel -
Anglesea and District Historical SocietySet of Draughts used by Troops in WW2, Estimated 1940
... australian comforts fund...Set of draughts from Australian Comforts Fund. Each draught... Anglesea great-ocean-road draughts australian comforts fund ww2 Box ...Set of draughts from Australian Comforts Fund. Each draught marked 'Australian Comforts Fund' in wooden box. Box has "ACF" inscribed on it.draughts, australian comforts fund, ww2 -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchBooklet - Small booklet, Australian Comforts Fund Guide to Knitting, January 1940
... Australian Comforts Fund Guide to Knitting... printed inside it. Australian Comforts Fund Guide to Knitting ...Issued during WW2 for women to knit items of clothing for men on Active ServiceProvided comfort for men on Active Service in inhospitable areasRectangular tan coloured 12 page booklet. Has a RED six pointed star on the cover with A.C.F printed inside it.Page 8 has the #7 crossed out and substituted with #6. Page 12 has a three inch rule added in pencil.knitting, clothing -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchMemorabilia, Australian Comforts Fund Talcum Powder Tin
... Australian Comforts Fund Talcum Powder Tin... Dandenong melbourne Australian Comforts Fund Talcum Powder Tin ... -
Hume City Civic CollectionKnitting Booklet, Australian Comforts Fund
... Australian Comforts Fund... cover. Australian Comforts Fund Knitting Booklet ...This knitting booklet was used by Margaret Betty Williamson and her mother to knit items to be distributed to the Australia personnal of the Army, Navy and Airforce during World War 2. Parents owned the Clarkefield Store and Post Office.A small slightly tattered cream booklet with black printing and a red star shape on front cover.front cover "Guide to Knitting/Standard Socks..."1940s, world war 2, knitting, george evans collection -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchBook, Proud Story. The official history of the Australian Comforts Fund, 1949
... Comforts Fund... Comforts Fund Book ...Hard cover with dust cover. 336 pages with black and white prints -
Bendigo Military MuseumAccessory - BADGE ACF, K.C.LUKE
... Comforts Fund...On the front, “AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND”, “ACF”... goldfields Badges Comforts Fund ACF On the front, “AUSTRALIAN ...Badge, round shape, brass with pin on rear, front has white outside band with writing in gold, centre has a red star with gold back ground and gold lettering in the star.On the front, “AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND”, “ACF”badges, comforts fund, acf -
Red Cliffs Military MuseumShaving Mirror, Steel Shaving mirror and Case, (estimated); 1914
... On Case: 'Gift from the /Australian/Comforts Fund'... collection shaving mirror comforts fund stainless steel On Case ...This is part of the F. W. Tickle Collection. Case and mirror has bullet damageStainless steel shaving mirror, bottom section damaged heavily on lower end.Case is canvas and leatherette, stitched om two sides, stitching going. Both mirror and case damaged from bullet.On Case: 'Gift from the /Australian/Comforts Fund'australian, ww1, lt, frank, tickle, william, collection, shaving, mirror, comforts, fund, stainless, steel -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - SOLDIERS POCKET BOOK, 1940
... A.C.F. "Australian Comforts Fund".... "Australian Comforts Fund" ...The book belonged to Colin Lawrance McMURRAY, VX33785 Gunner 2/12th Field Regiment HQ Supply Column 9th Div AIF. Enlisted 8.7.40, barked 5.2.1941, disembarked Middle East 24.3.1941, posted to 2/12th Field Regt, served in the Seige of Tobruk, transferred to AACS 25.11.1941, graded group 3 Driver Mechanic 28.8.1942, hospital with lacerated scalp 12.11.1942, rejoin unit 8.1.1943, embark for Aust 22.2.1943, disembark Sydney 23.3.1943, serves then with canteen services, reclassified medically and discharged on 10.3.1944. The piece missing in the pocket book was caused by a piece of Shrapnel.Red-covered book, 127 pages. Useful information for soldiers. There is a piece missing at the top of the book with tattered sheets inside.Front cover: "The Australian Soldiers Pocket Book." Inside: "Col McMurray VX 33785 Gunner 2/12th Field Regt"documents, notebooks, personal effects, military history, army -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Medallion
... australian comforts fund... Australia Division of the Australian Comforts Fund. This medallion... is stamped "Australian Comforts Fund SA Division". Stokes & Sons... medallion south australia acf australian comforts fund The reverse ...The medal was created for sale to the public to raise funds for the provision of troop comforts material.Medallion distributed during World War 1 by the South Australia Division of the Australian Comforts Fund. This medallion was apparently used for fund raising by the ACF to support the welfare of Australian service personnel. The medallion is 52mm diameter by 5mm thick and is made from copper. The medallion has a swivel and a loop at the top for attaching a chain or ribbon. Mintage total not known. The Reverse side of the medallion is embossed with the words "New Guinea", "Egypt", "Gallipoli", "France", "Palestine", "Salonika" and "Mesopotamia" within an olive wreath. The obverse side of the medallion has an embossed image of the head and shoulders of an Australian soldier wearing a slouch hat and carrying a rifle at the high port position. The edge of the medallion is stamped "Australian Comforts Fund SA Division". Medallion has suffered edge damage and has been cleaned extensivelyThe reverse side of the medallion is embossed with the words "New Guinea", "Egypt", "Gallipoli", "France", "Palestine", "Salonika" and "Mesopotamia" within an olive wreath. The obverse side of the medallion has an embossed image of the head and shoulders of an Australian soldier wearing a slouch hat and carrying a rifle at the high port position. The edge of the medallion is stamped "Australian Comforts Fund SA Division". Stokes & Sonsww1, medallion, south australia, acf, australian comforts fund -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: MINUTES 2ND INFANTRY BRIGADE COMFORTS DEPOT
... australian comforts fund... are cuttings from The Bendigo Advertiser relating to the Comforts Fund.... ORGANIZATION Club / society australian comforts fund Lydia Chancellor ...A blue lined book containing the minutes of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Comforts Depot 1916-1922. Inserted also are cuttings from The Bendigo Advertiser relating to the Comforts Fund.organization, club / society, australian comforts fund, lydia chancellor, collection, war, world war i, australian comforts fund -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.Publication - "Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division Guide to Knitting"
... Publication - "Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division... Comforts Fund Victorian Division Guide to Knitting" ...literature, ballarat rsl, ballarat
