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World War One Australia Repatriation Day State War Council Pinback Button Badge

World War One Australia Repatriation Day State War Council Pinback Button Badge

$ 52.79

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
  • Condition: Used
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    Description

    World War One Australian Pinback Button Badge
    AUSTRALIA World War One Tin Lapel Political Patriotic Pin Back Button Badge very scarce - almost 100 years old
    This is a WWI  issued Australia State War Council Repatriation Day Fund Raising Badge
    World War One Australia Repatriation Day State War Council Pinback Button Badge -  Very Scarce
    Inscription:
    REPATRIATION DAY STATE WAR COUNCIL
    Maker
    A W Patrick
    Place made
    Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
    Date made
    c 1917 - 1918
    Size
    approximately 32 mm round ( 1 1/4 inches )
    Description
    WWI circular pressed tinplate pin back badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. The words "REPATRIATION DAY STATE WAR COUNCIL" appear above and below a coloured image of ranked Australian ( Red Ensign ) and British flags overlaid by a yellow shield featuring a magpie with wings upstretched.
    Summary
    from the Australian War Memorial Museum's Collection
    "Fundraising badge produced to support the work of the local Repatriation Funds. Such badges were sold in trams, buses, at railways stations and at rallies to raise money for the stated cause. This undated example is associated with the Repatriation Day organised by the South Australian State War Council and is likely to date from 1917 - 1918. The Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Fund (SA Branch) raised 37,722 pounds during the war, while smaller local Repatriation Committees raised an additional 11,00 pounds. The piping shrike, or magpie, the official state bird, features prominently in the badge design."