The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Handwritten cardboard label in red ink and pencil, 'Australian Prisoners of War c/- Aust Red Cross Commissioners 36 Grosvenor Pce England ('54 Victoria Street' is crossed out) London SW', secured in a steel holder with three turned in edges. A round steel holder containing a red wax seal stamped 'CENSOR. SYDNEY. AUSTRALIA' is attached to the label with two lengths of string.
Used in the despatch of parcels by the Australian Red Cross in London to Australian Prisoners of War during the First World War.
Typed cardboard label 'AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR, AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS COMMISSIONERS 54, VICTORIA STREET LONDON' secured in a steel holder with three turned in edges. A round steel holder containing
Typed cardboard label 'AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR, AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS COMMISSIONERS 54, VICTORIA STREET LONDON' secured in a steel holder with three turned in edges. A round steel holder containing
Dry and brittle white bread, broken into two halves. The bread is housed in a square, brown cardboard box affixed with a red cross label. The label is stamped 'AUSTRALIAN BRANCH BRITISH RED CROSS SOCI
Original cardboard carton containing a standard Red Cross food parcel as issued to Allied prisoners of war in Europe. Marked on top of lid with a red cross and 'KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST PRISONER'S PARCEL
Cardboard box containing tobacco. The front of the box is printed with 'MEDIUM STRENGTH "CAPSTAN" Navy Cut /FINE FLAKE TOBACCO/ 1 oz NET WEIGHT WHEN PACKED/ W.D. & H.O. WILLS (AUSTRALIA) LTD SYDNEY'.
Two cardboard packets of cigarettes, one sealed in original cellophane wrapping. The front of each packet is printed with 'MEDIUM STRENGTH "CAPSTAN" Navy Cut Cigarettes W.D. & H.O. Wills (Australia) L
Heavy card box and lid of stapled construction with paper label glued to lid. Red printing on label reads: "With .../ Christmas Greetings / from / AUSTRALIAN / RED + CROSS / XMAS 1917". All sides of b
