The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-26. MR A. H. ADNEY IS A TIRELESS WORKER IN THE WASTE PRODUCTS DEPOT OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, DESPITE HIS AGE OF 73 YEARS. HE MAKES THE BASE METAL SECTION HIS PARTICULAR HOBBY. THE LARGE BUNDLE IN THE CENTRE OF THE PICTURE IS SILVER PAPER WHICH IS CONVERTED INTO VALUABLE USE.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-26. AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND. WASTE PRODUCTS DEPOT. ALL SUBURBS ARE COVERED BY MISS I. FELSTEAD IN THIS UTILITY. THE VAST QUANTITY OF WASTE MATERIAL SHE COLLECTS IS TRANSFORMED
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-26. THE WASTE PRODUCTS DEPOT OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, WHERE WASTE PAPER HAS TO BE SORTED AND GRADED BY WOMEN VOLUNTEERS. LEFT TO RIGHT: MRS ARTHUR CRAIG, MRS BOOTH AND
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-26. AT THE WASTE PRODUCTS DEPOT OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, OLD CLOTHES, SHOES AND HATS HAVE THEIR OWN PARTICULAR USE AND VALUE. SKILLED WOMEN VOLUNTARILY RECONDITION THEM
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-26. OWING TO THE SHORTAGE OF RUBBER IN AUSTRALIA, OLD TYRES HAVE ASSUMED AN ADDED VALUE. ALL THAT IS SENT TO THE WASTE PRODUCTS DEPOT OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, TOGETHER
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-13. BROWN PAPER IS A VERY VALUABLE MATERIAL IN WARTIME AND HERE WE SEE A STACK OF SORTED BROWN PAPER AT THE WASTE PRODUCTS DEPOT OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY, AWAITING T
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
