The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British First World War poster issued by the Ministry of Food in 1917 to inform citizens how to correctly fill in application forms for sugar registration cards. Printed in black and white text only the poster features a reproduction of both sides of the application form in the upper left and lower right clearly pointing out where the instructions are and how to fill in the form. During the initial years of the War due to good harvests and no interruptions to trade with the United States and Canada there had been no food shortages in Britain. By 1916 however the situation was very different largely due to the success of the German U-Boat campaign in the Atlantic stopping food imports reaching Britain and a series of bad harvests. In 1916 a Ministry of Food was created to regulate the supply and consumption of food and to increase food production. By 1918 the Ministry introduced compulsory rationing of meat, sugar and butter for the first time.
British First World War poster issued by the Ministry of Food (Food Control poster No.53) . The poster is text only with the title 'Save the Food' occupying the whole, in blue with black shadowing. A
Australian Second World War poster, produced by the Commonwealth Food Control and the RAAF. The poster depicts an airman holding a knife and fork, encouraging people to not waste food. Shortages of fo
First World War British food control poster issued by the Ministry of Food (No.54). It features a shoulder-length depiction of a British infantryman, looking directly out of the poster, with his right
Australian Second World War poster, produced by the Commonwealth Food Control and Royal Australian Air Force, to encourage not wasting food. Shortages of foodstuffs, clothing and other products were p
British Second World War poster, produced by the Ministry for Agriculture, encouraging savings and thrift. The poster depicts, in pictures, how to make a compost heap. The Second World War began in Se
British Second World War poster, produced by the Ministry for Agriculture, encouraging savings and thrift. The poster depicts, in pictures, how to make a compost heap. The Second World War began in Se