Historical information

These badges reflect various aspects of life in Australia and the many allegiance which people have to organisations from the Country Womans Association, to football clubs, with groups such as the Industries Protection league and Temperance groups such as the Band of Hope Union espousing interests and ideas in the early to mid 20th century

Significance

Social significance

Physical description

001048.1 CWA badge Round metal badge with dark green rim surrounding monogrammed shield and gum leaf on either side. Victoria in bronze at top of shield.
Stokes **** Melb on rear.
001048.2 British Red Cross. Round tin badge with Union Jack flag and red cross on left with text in banners below flag.
001048.3 Victorian Badge of Hope Union. Small button badge with cream background, brown text around edge with image of mother and child in blue tones in the centre
001048.4 St Kilda Football badge. Round tin plastic coated. White background with image of saint emblem on front on background of club colours.
001048.5 Coles Badge. Large button badge with bright blue background with image of lady in black and white in the centre. Text in black.
001048.6 Industries Protection League. Small cream plastic badge with outline of Australia inside a star. Brown boomerangs top and bottom.
001048.7 Junior safety Council. Oval metal badge. Black with brass text and artwork.
001048.8 S.S. Persis. Three dimensional with ship’s wheel at back in white and Australia and British flags in foreground with S.S. Persic on banner below flags.