The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This Australian Second World War poster depicts a woman's face with her hair tied back in the manner of many homefront workers in the top left corner, and a soldier's face in the bottom right corner. Through the centre of the poster is the text "FEEDING THE / FIGHTING MEN / is a real variety job!" This poster aims at recruiting more women on the homefront, particularly in the production of food.
During the Second World War, one of the major roles that Australia played in the Allied war effort was providing food not just for the homefront, but also for Allied soldiers across the world.
This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Australian Second World War poster. The poster states 'food workers are key workers'. During the Second World War, food was a vital commodity. This poster emphasises the importance of Australian food
This Australian Second World War poster features a sailor, soldier and airman cupped in a pair of hands. With the text "IN YOUR HANDS / the health of our / fighting men depends / on sending them / w
Australian Second World War poster depicting the importance of Australia's position in supplying Allied nations with food. The poster include an image of the globe with Australia and various Allied na
Australian Second World War poster. The poster reads 'FOOD / One Weapon Australia is pledged to supply'. The title Food takes up the majority of the poster and is almost three dimensional in appearanc
This Second World War poster relates to the theme of providing "clean and wholesome" canned food to Allied soldiers. This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Australian Second World War poster related to food supply and hygiene during the war. The poster depicts an Australian soldier in jungle uniform with the text "We'll take care of the Japs, mates, if y
