Australian Comforts Fund: Some views of the activities of the fund in New Guinea Accession Number: ARTV02489

Description

Depicts sepia toned photographs of various services provided by the Australian Comforts Fund. In the top right corner, a hostel is shown where troops are given free beverages. In the bottom left corner, men are 'mopping up' the rest of a can of tinned fruit. The A.C.F., formed in January 1940, worked in conjunction with the Salvation Army, the Y.M.C.A. and the Y.W.C.A. Its 'comforts' ranged from hostels, clubs, Christmas hampers, embarkation kits, film screenings and canteens in Australian towns, Jerusalem, Alexandria and Singapore and elsewhere.

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Details

Accession Number
ARTV02489
Publisher
Australian Comforts Fund
Printer
Renwick Pride
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 45x 30 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
c. 1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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