Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button, Pin.
Fundraising badge for the Ballarat Red Cross Fair held in 1918 to raise funds for the wartime work of the Red Cross. The fair was held in June 1918 and appears to have attracted several benefactors.
Physical Description
Gilt and enamel badge in the shape of a boomerang and kookaburra holding a Red Cross banner in its beak with pin on back. Obverse has text on the boomerang with a blue background, 'BALLARAT RED CROSS FAIR 1918'. Reverse has the maker's name, 'STOKES & SONS / MELBOURNE'.
Obverse Description
Boomerang and kookaburra holding a Red Cross banner in its beak; on the boomerang with a blue background, 'BALLARAT RED CROSS FAIR 1918'.
Reverse Description
Plain with maker's name, 'STOKES & SONS / MELBOURNE'.
Edge Description
plain.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Marion J. Mildenhall, 1992
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Date Issued
1918 AD
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Date made
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Maker
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Inscriptions
Obverse; 'BALLARAT RED CROSS FAIR 1918'. Reverse; 'STOKES & SONS / MELBOURNE'.'.
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Material
Gilt and enamel
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
40 mm (Width), 23 mm (Height)
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Shape
Irregular
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References
References: "RED CROSS FAIR." The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) 8 Jun 1918: 9 Edition: DAILY.. Web. 30 Sep 2014 <[Link 1]>.
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Keywords
Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Fundraising Events
