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Alexandrine Seager
Alexandrine Seager was born at Ballarat, Victoria, on 10th November 1870, the daughter of miner and farmer William Laidlaw and…
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Cheer-Up Society
The Cheer-Up Society comforted servicemen during two world wars after which its facilities became a migrant hostel in Elder Park.
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Clara Bartholomaeus
In researching First World War knitting I came across the story of Clara Bartholomaeus, the secretary of the Soldiers Aid…
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Dardanelles Memorial
The first Anzac memorial was once an obelisk in a grove of wattles
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French war memorial
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of South Australia who fought and died in France during World…
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League of Loyal Women
The League of Loyal Women was formed in South Australia on the 20 July 1915 and was primarily designed to utilise…
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Schools’ Patriotic Fund
The Children’s Patriotic Fund and Schools’ Patriotic Fund were repsonsible for aiding the war effort on the homefront during the First and…
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Wattle Day League
The Wattle Day League was responsible for campaigning to establish ‘Wattle Day’, a national day of celebration, within Australia and…
