Moreland Grove 'fayre' to raise funds for the Coburg Red Cross, 1917

Punch, 29 November 1917

Held at the Pavilion in Moreland Grove (now The Grove), the 'fayre' ran over three days and raised funds for the Coburg Branch of the Red Cross. Hopefully these stallholders had a very busy time and raised lots of money.

There were more photos of this event published in Punch, 27 December 1917. These are just some of them.

Mrs A. Wood (President), Mrs J.H. Ward (Vice President) and a group of early Victorians.

Mrs Rudrum's Flower Stall.

Mrs Hunter's Produce Stall

Mrs A. Wood (President) was very much involved in patriotic activities in the Coburg area. She had four sons at the Front. You can read about her war here and here. 

Mrs J.H. Ward's son Leslie, a stretcher bearer, was injured on 23 January 1917 about six weeks later. Mrs Ward's given names were Mary Jane. She's identified here by her husband's initials (he was John Henry), which was the custom then, unless a woman was a widow when she used her own initials. You can read more about her contribution to the war effort here.

Mrs Edith Rudrum's son Carl served and survived the war. He began  as Lieutenant Arthur Carl Rudrum, 8th Infantry Brigade Train and later was promoted to Captain in the 5th Divisional Train, ASC. You can read more about Edith Rudrum's contribution to the war effort here.

Mrs Lavinia Hunter's sons Norman and Leslie were in the navy. Norman served on HMAS Sydney and witnessed the sinking of the Emden. You can read about that here.