State War Council Collector's Permit - Wattle Day 1917
1917State War Council Collector's Permit - Wattle Day 1917 - in the shape of a straight-sided shield.
It is made from pale blue-green card with dark blue text. It has a goid-coloured ribbon (representing the wattle flowers) threaded through a hole in the top of the shield for attachment.
The permit appears unused with the spaces for the collector's name and 'Section No'. remaining blank, as is the reverse.
The Commonwealth Button Fund was established in mid-1915, with the first Button Day being held in November of that year, supporting the people of Belgium. Over the course of the next 6 years, 33 Button Days were held raising money for a variety of patriotic and charitable causes including the Australian, British and French Red Cross, Hospitals, allied countries, current serving men and women, discharged, wounded and disabled servicemen and women, and their families. The buttons were sold in trams, buses, at railways stations and at rallies to raise money for the stated cause.
The 'Wattle Day' button day was held on 24 August 1917 with the proceeds distributed to various children's institutions, hospitals and charities.
Details
Details
"STATE WAR COUNCIL
Commonwealth Button Fund
Mrs. A. S. WOOLCOTT,
Hon. Organiser.
Collector's Permit
WATTLE DAY,
August 24th, 1917
Section No.
Permit effective August 24
only."
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