The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-18. EVERY PAIR OF SOCKS WHICH COMES TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND IS THOROUGHLY EXAMINED TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO LUMPS OR OTHER FAULTS. VOLUNTARY EXPERTS ARE SHOWN EXAMINING AND STACKING THESE SOCKS FROM THE VARIOUS SUBURBAN BRANCHES OF THE COMFORTS FUND. LEFT TO RIGHT:- SEATED, MRS DICKSON, MRS SIMMS, MRS. A. P. DOWNES; AT BACK, MRS LOW, MRS MCCALLUM AND MRS MACHIN.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-18. MR EDWARD LIGHTFOOT (LEFT) AND MR HARRY NICKLEN, VOLUNTARY WORKERS AT HEADQUARTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, ARE SEEN HANDLING BALES OF KNITTING WOOL FOR DESPATCH TO
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-18. WHEN VAST SUPPLIES OF GOODS ARRIVE AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND FROM THE VARIOUS BRANCHES IT IS NECESSARY THAT THEY ARE EXPERTLY GRADED. THIS PROCESS
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-18. MRS S. DALRYMPLE, AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE VICTORIAN DIVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, PACKS CARTONS OF SOCKS FOR DESPATCH TO FIGHTING AREAS.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-26. AMONG THE WASTE MATERIAL COLLECTED BY THE WASTE PRODUCTS DEPOT OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND ARE MANY HUNDREDS OF BOTTLES. MRS SCOTT LANG SORTING BOTTLES AFTER THEY HAVE
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-18. AUTOMATIC SOCK KNITTING MACHINES BEING OPERATED BY VOLUNTARY WORKERS AT HEADQUARTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND. LEFT TO RIGHT:- MRS SIMON FRASER, MRS HOWGATE AND MISS
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-18. WOMEN VOLUNTARY WORKERS ARE CONTINUALLY CALLING AT HEADQUARTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND FOR WOOL. THIS THEY TAKE HOME AND LATER HAND IN THE FINISHED PRODUCT FOR THE
