The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. The words 'Repatriation Day, State War Council' appear above and below a coloured image of ranked Australian and British flags overlaid by a yellow shield featuring a magpie with wings upstretched.
Fundraising badge produced to support the work of the local Repatriation Funds. Such badges were sold in trams, buses, at railways stations and at rallies to raise money for the stated cause. This undated example is associated with the Repatriation Day organised by the South Australian State War Council and is likely to date from 1917 - 1918. The Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Fund (SA Branch) raised 37,722 pounds during the war, while smaller local Repatriation Committees raised an additional 11,00 pounds. The piping shrike, or magpie, the official state bird, features prominently in the badge design.
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
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
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 'H.M.Navy / Keep Watch' are printed in white against a medium blue background and enclose an white
Circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. The design is set against a white background and features a gold bordered seven point star as a border for a
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
