The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An Australian poster depicting a happy soldier being handed a parcel. The words 'Give to the comforts fund' refers to the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF), Queensland division. The Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) was first formed in August 1916 from a number of individual state based organisations that had been created at the beginning of World War I to send comfort to the troops. Many local women's groups formed early in the war to provide various 'luxury items' to supplement the Australian soldier's army rations and personal kit. The Australian Comforts Fund quickly grew into a fundraising, collecting, sorting and distributing machine which rivalled the scope of the Red Cross. At the conclusion of World War I, the ACF officially dissolved. However it was revived in 1939 with the outbreak of World War II to provide comforts to a new generation of soldiers. It ceased operation again on 27 June 1946. During World War II, the Patriotic Fund of Queensland and the Australia Comforts Fund entered into a cooperative agreement to provide assistance to Queensland troops.
Australian First World War poster promoting the work of the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF). It features a central image printed in monotone of a smiling Australian soldier in a shabby uniform, his rif
Placard inviting members of the public to the Town Hall in Melbourne to view the activities of the Australian Comforts Fund. Poster is text only, and printed in red or blue ink. Title occupies the to
Placard inviting members of the public to the Town Hall in Melbourne to view the activities of the Australian Comforts Fund. Poster is text only, and printed in red or blue ink. Title occupies the to
Portrait depicting Barbara (Mrs Boyd) Moriarty, Commandant, Australian Red Cross Field Force in, (formerly Australian Comforts Fund, Middle East, 2nd Australian General Hospital (Red Cross), later 3rd
The Australian Comforts Fund (A.C.F.), formed in January 1940, and worked in conjunction with the Salvation Army, the Y.M.C.A. and the Y.W.C.A. Its 'comforts' ranged from hostels, clubs and canteens i
The Australian Comforts Fund (A.C.F.), formed in January 1940, and worked in conjunction with the Salvation Army, the Y.M.C.A. and the Y.W.C.A. Its 'comforts' ranged from hostels, clubs and canteens i