Ill, p.366.non-fictionA history of the Australian Comforts Fundworld war 1939-1945 - civilian relief, australian comforts fund

Blue cloth-bound hardcover book with a worn cream coloured dust-jacket. The title is printed in white across the top, beneath which is an illustration of three jeeps driving in a row (from the perspective of someone sitting in the back seat of the third jeep). The bottom of the page displays black text with a red star above it with the letters ACF inside. The spine has the title printed in black across the top, a spine label taped to the bottom, and A.C.Fund handwritten in black marker in the middle.non-fictionHistory of the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF). The fund was "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" -taken from title page. This volume details the history from each individual state in Australia, as well as the service it provided overseas, and it's partnership with the Salvation Army, Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A.ww2, wwii, world war 1939-1945, civilian relief, australian comforts fund, acf

Ill, 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

During the late 1930s and World War II, the Red Cross trained civilian volunteers and nurses in Air Raid Precautions (ARP). The Course: Volunteers earned certificates in "Anti-Gas Training" to prepare for potential gas attacks and how to use gas masks. This certificate was obtained by Mary Graham [AH Grad 1925]Certificate gained by an Alfred Hospital nursing graduateBlack and red print within a decorative border on yellow card. Issued by the Australian Red Cross Society Victoria Division it reads 'This is to certify that .....has attended an Elementary Course of Lectures and Demonstrations in Anti Gas Relief and has satisfied the Examiners in the said subject in accordance with the regulations of the Society.' Has been signed numbered and dated with typed stamped and handwritten annotationsMiss M. Graham. [typed black ink] signatures of the chairman of division and secretary of division [black ink] 14th November, 1939 [typed black ink] 1408 [stamped black ink] previous catalogue number handwritten at top right [Black ink]world war 1939-1945, australian red cross society, anti gas realief, mary graham, anti gas relief certificate