ProvenanceThe South Australian Soldiers’ Fund began as a charitable organisation during the First World War. In 1918 there was a local motion put forward in the Kadina and Wallaroo Mines district to support the insurance funds for soldiers and for widows and orphans in connection with the South Australian Soldiers’ Fund. The motion was voted in favour in September and so an appeal for the SA Soldiers’ Insurance Fund was going to be included as a part of the annual appeal at the end of October. Patriotic fundraising days were used to raise money for the multiple and varied patriotic funds that were active during the war.SignificanceIllustrative of the badges that were popular as a means of raising funds to support returned servicemen and women from both the First World War and Second World War. This and other associated badges are a rich source of evidence on the material and cultural history of fundraising and sporting organisations in Australia. The symbols, colours and mottoes used on the badges themselves also express ideas about the values and identity that Australians held in the early to mid-twentieth century, particularly during wartime.DescriptionCircular badge: printed paper in sepia tones between tin base and celluloid cover. White rim: Marked 'S.A. Soldiers Insurance Fund 1918. Kadina. Wallaroo Mines and District.' 'Underground workings 2982.' Centrepiece: Picture of man working underground.Creator (person)Creator (organisation)AcknowledgementKeywordsbadgeswartime badgescharity badgesfundraisingwartime badgesportraitsDate of Creation1918Date of Usage1918MaterialTin
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|celluloid Accession NumberHT 1985.2143
