The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. The words 'Navy Day Adelaide October 1917 Keep Watch' appear in a red edged white border, enclosing a coloured illustration of HMAS Australia steaming, with an image of a naval officer.
Fundraising badge produced to support the work of the Australian and British Navies. Such badges were sold in trams, buses, at railways stations and at rallies to raise money for the stated cause. This example is associated with the South Australian Navy League and proudly exhibits Australia's largest cruiser, HMAS Australia which was later scuttled off Sydney in 1924 as part of the post-war Washington Treaty. The South Australian branch of the Navy League raised 20,120 pounds in support of their cause during the First World War.
Circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. The words 'H.M.Navy / Keep Watch' are printed in white against a medium blue background and enclose an white
Small circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. Within a brown border are the words 'Australia Day Coo-ee 1916' enclosing a brown and yellow kookaburra
Circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. The words ' Army Nurse's Day / CT & WA October 27 1917' appear in white around the circumference against a c
Small circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. Features an central Royal Navy ensign, enclosed by a lifebuoy on which is printed 'Our Sailor's Day'. T
Circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. Two crossed flags are accompanied by the words 'S.A. APPEAL'. Fundraising badge produced in South Australia
Circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. The centre of a Union Jack appears in the middle of the badge, surrounded by an illustration of a lifebuoy. T
