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Tell Soldiers and Public of A.C.F.

Members of the Newcastle branch of the Australian Comforts Fund last night expressed the opinion that servicemen and civilians do not realise what work is being done by the fund.
Mr. W. Chandler read extracts from a letter received from a soldier “up north,” who expressed surprise when informed that the monthly issues of comforts, such as soap, shaving gear, writing paper, was financed by the Australian Comforts Fund.
The Honorary Organiser of the central fund (Mr. C. T. Docker) will be asked to adopt more methods to publicise the fund.
Mr. C. Chapman said he thought the civilian population knew that the Y.M.C.A. and Salvation Army were associated with the A.C.F. in the distribution of comforts, but the soldiers themselves were ignorant of this fact.
Mrs. Neve said civilians did not know the work the A.C.F. was doing.
“The A.C.F. star is stamped on

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Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

Duchess With Australians

“The Age” Special Representative
London, March 31.
The Duchess of Gloucester looked enchanting when she visited the A.C.F. hostel and the Boomerang Club in London yesterday. She wore the same violet blue suit for both parties, but changed her hat from one made of feather and veiling to a more sedate affair in two shades of violet for the afternoon party.
The departure of the Duke and Duchess was delayed so that the Duchess could cut the club’s mammoth second birthday cake, which – like most of the cakes which are supplied to the club – had been made and given by Miss Peggy Brown, formerly of Melbourne. Her name is familiar to all R.A.A.F. men and other servicemen known at the Boomerang Club.
So is that of Miss Marie McKinnon, who has looked after the snack bar since the club was first started. She was the

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