Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Australian Comforts Fund.
A further parcel of comforts has been sent away from the local Branch of the Australian Comforts Fund, to headquarters, comprising:- 56 bags, 257 handkerchiefs, 95 pairs of sox, 2 pairs pyjamas, 3 pullovers and reading matter. A parcel was also sent to the Red Cross comprising 3 dressing gowns, 1 old linen, quantity of children’s second hand shoes. Front-line newspaper correspondents in their dispatches to the newspapers often refer to the fine work performed by the Y.M.C.A. and Salvation Army, but rarely mention the A.C.F.
This is understandable as officers of the two former organisations come in close contact with the troops, the A.C.F. organisation operating at the base. While appreciating the splendid work done by the Y.M.C.A. and Salvation Army, the fact should be known that the A.C.F. throughout Australia is responsible for the goods supplied and the finance required for