词条 | Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund |
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FormationQueensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund was inaugurated at a public meeting convened by the Mayoress of Brisbane on 21 September 1915. A committee for the fund was formed with Lady Goold-Adams, wife of the Governor of Queensland Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, elected as patroness, and Lady Cowley, wife of former politician Sir Alfred Cowley, appointed president. Premises for the operation of the Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund was secured at Panbury House in Eagle Street, Brisbane.[2] Comfort packagesOne of the committee's first activities was to appeal for public donations of various items that could be dispatched to soldiers overseas in time for Christmas. Accepted items included shirts, undershirts with short sleeves, mufflers, balaclava caps, handkerchiefs, writing pads, envelopes, pencils, pipes, tobacco, cigarettes, bootlaces, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, Vaseline, sweets, coffee, games, books and magazines.[2][3] By the end of World War I, the Queensland Soldiers' Comfort Fund declared that since October 1915 they had packed and shipped 5,010 cases to soldiers overseas, which included 17,324 shirts and 37,983 pairs of socks.[2] BranchesQueensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund established a number of branches outside of their main Brisbane office. These included Ayr, Beaudesert, Beerwah, Benaraby, Bowen, Bundaberg, Caboolture, Calliope Valley, Charters Towers, Degilbo, Emu Creek, Eumundi, Goondiwindi, Ipswich, Isis Girls' Club, Kedron, Laidley, Lake Clarendon, Longreach, Many Peaks, Mapleton, Maroochy River, Maroon, Memerambi, Mitchell, Morven, Mount Morgan, Nambour, Nanango, Ormiston, Poona, Pialba, Sandgate, Tallebudgera, Townsville, Tiaro, Toogoolawah, Warra, Wattle Branch and Wynnum.[2] Fundraising initiativesQueensland Soldiers' Comfort Fund oversaw several fundraising operations. Coo-ee CafeThe Coo-ee Cafe was a volunteer run cafe initially situated in the basement of the Brisbane Club building in Adelaide Street, Brisbane, before moving to the ground floor. The cafe was in operation between 6 February 1917 and 23 November 1918. During this period over £7,600 (approximately 40 percent of profits made by the cafe) were contributed to various comforts funds.[2] War-time KitchenWar-time Kitchen in Southport, Queensland was opened in September 1917 and operated by volunteers. The kitchen sold home-made cakes, sweets, jams and pickles.[4] Seventy-five percent of profits made went towards the Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund, averaging £40 per month.[2] Jam ShopSituated in a shop in the Podmore and Hall building in Adelaide Street, Brisbane, the Jam Shop sold home-made jams and pickles to the public.[5][6] The shop averaged £25 per month of profits for the Fund.[2] Refreshment stall at the Brisbane ExhibitionDuring the annual Brisbane Exhibition at the Exhibition Grounds in 1917 and 1918, the Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund maintained its own refreshment stall, selling sandwiches, fruit and soft drinks with proceeds going toward the Fund.[7] The stall realized profits of £301 and £640 respectively.[2] References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/ww1/2015/12/17/digitisedslq-queensland-soldiers-comforts-fund-report/|title=Digitised@SLQ: Queensland Soldiers’ Comforts Fund Report|last=Hamilton|first=Robyn|date=17 December 2015|website=Queensland's World War 1 Centenary blog|publisher=State Library of Queensland|access-date=27 April 2016}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{Cite book|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8494535|title=Report of the work done by the Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund, 1915-1919|last=|first=|publisher=C. J. Walker|year=1919|isbn=|location=Brisbane|pages=}} 3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179678389|title=Soldiers' Comfort Fund|last=|first=|date=27 September 1915|work=The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947)|access-date=27 April 2016|via=National Library of Australia}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132396799|title=FROM VARIOUS CENTRES|last=|first=|date=21 September 1917|work=National Leader (Brisbane, Qld. : 1916 - 1918)|access-date=27 April 2016|via=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187520626|title=BRISBANE NOTES|last=|first=|date=30 June 1917|work=Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922)|access-date=27 April 2016|via=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179412662|title=JAM MAKING|last=|first=|date=17 July 1918|work=Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 - 1936)|access-date=27 April 2016|via=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180913571|title=COMFORTS' FUND TENT|last=|first=|date=15 August 1917|work=Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 - 1936)|access-date=27 April 2016|via=National Library of Australia}} Further reading
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