World War 1 and 2 era fundraising button badges [SRG 435/19/26-50] • Realia
French Red Cross.
WW1 fundraising badge for the French Red Cross, featuring an illustration of a biplane with French colours on the wings, flying through a cloudy sky, with text around the edge, 'French Red Cross, Dec. 6-1918.
French Red Cross Appeal.
WW1 fundraising badge for the French Red Cross Appeal, 1919, featuring an illustration of a mother kneeling with her two children in the ruins of a building, with a bundle of belongings next to her, and text around the edge 'French Red Cross Appeal, Dec. 19, 1919'.
French Red Cross Appeal.
WW1 fundraising badge for the French Red Cross Appeal, featuring an illustration of a Red Cross nurse dressed in flowing robes and wearing a sash the colours of the French flag over her right shoulder, looking down upon a globe which contains an image of a house among trees, with text around the edge, 'French Red Cross Appeal, Dec. 19, 1919'.
Hermitage Red Cross.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Hermitage Red Cross, 1919, featuring illustration of two kookaburras on a branch with flowering pink blossoms, on a white background with a brown border and text around the edge.
Wallaroo Red Cross Circle.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Wallaroo Red Cross Circle, featuring an illustration of a building, possibly the Wallaroo Post Office (built 1910), with text around the edge, 'Wallaroo Red Cross Circle, January 1919'.
Wallaroo Red Cross Circle.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Wallaroo Red Cross Circle, featuring an illustration of a sailing ship at anchor at a wharf with a sunset in the background, and text around the edge, 'Wallaroo Red Cross Circle, January 1919'.
Wallaroo Red Cross Circle.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Wallaroo Red Cross Circle, featuring a colour illustration of buildings and a grassy field, with text around the edge, 'Wallaroo Red Cross Circle, January 1919'.
Australia Day 1916.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day 1916, featuring illustration of a kangaroo standing in front of an Australian flag, with a brown border and text 'Australia Day 1916'.
Australia Day 1917.
WW1 fundraising badge, for Australia Day 1917, featuring white text 'Official Badge' in large font in the centre, and around the edge 'Australia Day 1917', on a red background.
Australia Day 1917.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day 1917, featuring an illustration of a kangaroo carrying the Union Flag of Great Britain in front of a map of Australia, with a light blue background, and dark blue border and text 'Australia Day 1917'.
Australia Day, Houghton 1917.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day, Houghton 1917, featuring an illustration of the Soldiers' memorial at Houghton on a light green background with text 'Soldiers' Memorial'on the inside of the cirlce, with a dark green border and text 'Australia Day, Houghton 1917' around the edge.
Australia Day 1917.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day 1917, featuring a colour illustration of a kangaroo in front of a gum tree, 'Australia Day' in red text, and '1917' in smaller blue text, with a dark blue border.
Australia Day 1917.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day 1917, featuring 'Australia Day' in white text in the centre, on a light blue background, with a dark blue, white and red border.
Australia Day 1918.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day 1918, raising funds for soldiers' widows and children, featuring a colour illustration of a koala holding an Australian flag, next to a young boy with a sack of money with the words 'every shilling needed' on the outside, on an orange background, with a white border with the text 'Help the soldiers' widows & children. Australia Day 1918', and a red rim.
Australia Day 1918, Edithburgh.
WW1 fundraising badge for Edithburgh Australia Day 1918, featuring a black and white photograph of ships at the jetty and wharf at Edithburgh, with a light green border and text 'Australia Day 1918, Edithburgh'.
Australia Day 1918.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day 1918, featuring illustration of Britannia wearing a helmet and long red cape, and holding her shield and trident, standing in front of the Union Flag, with text 'Australia Day 1918' around the edge, and a dark border.
Australia Day, Port Victoria 1918.
WW1 fundraising badge for Port Victorial Australia Day, 1918, featuing a colour illustration of a small sailing ship at sea, with a white border and the text 'Australia Day, Port Victoria'.
Australia Day, Stansbury 1918.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day 1918, featuring an illustration of the 'S.S. Juno' at sea, and text around the edge, 'Stansbury, Australia Day, 1918'.
Australia Day, Unley 1918.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day, Unley 1918, featuring a colour illustration of a branch of gum leaves with flowering pink blossoms and a pink inner border, on a white background with green text 'Australia Day, Unley 1918', around the edge and a dark green rim.
Australia Day 1918.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day 1918, raising funds for soldiers' widowns and orphans, featuring illustration of a grey dove holding in its beak a card and ribbon with the date '1918' on the cover, on a red background with the text 'Australia Day, help the soldiers' widows & orphans' around the edge, and a white rim.
Australia Day 1918.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day 1918, featuring a silhouette of an Australian soldier holding a rifle standing in front of a rising sun type image and a red map of Australia with '1918' in the centre, on a light blue background.
Australia Day 1918, Prospect.
WW1 fundraising badge for Prospect Australia Day, 1918, featuring a map of Australia with text 'Prospect, Australia Day' in the centre, resting on an open hand, in front of an Australian flay, with text 'Oct. 5 1918' at the bottom.
Australia Day Farmers' Button.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day, July 1918, 'The Farmers' Button', featuring colour illustration of a ram and a cow by bales of hay and text around the edge, 'The Farmers' Button, Australia Day, July 1918'. See also item no. 49 (below) and SRG 435/18/14.
Australia Day Farmers' Button.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day, July 1918, 'The Farmers' Button', featuring colour illustration of a ram and a cow by bales of hay and text around the edge, 'The Farmers' Button, Australia Day, July 1918'. See also item no. 48 (above) and SRG 435/18/14.
Kainton Australia Day.
WW1 fundraising badge for Australia Day in Kainton, SA, featuring a blue and white illustration of a man and woman dancing and 'Kainton, Australia Day' around the edge.