ProvenanceMannum, South AustraliaSignificanceDescriptionCircular badge: printed paper between tin base and celluloid cover. Picture of people bathing and boating with trees and rotunda in background. Marked 'Mannum Repatriation Day' '1919'.
Badges such as this were popular as a means of raising funds to support returned servicemen and women from both the First World War and the 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.Creator (person)Creator (organisation)AcknowledgementDate of Creation1919Date of Usage1919Accession NumberHT 1985.2127
