J00346 Accession Number: J00346

Description

Women volunteers at Federal Government House in St Kilda Road, Melbourne, the location of State Headquarters of Red Cross for some of the war years. They are in the Ballroom, which was used for the storage of goods sent in by local branches, sorting and packing items to be sent in parcels to troops at the front.

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Accession Number
J00346
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor Herald Limited
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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