ORGANISATIONS

The City of Ballarat and the surrounding districts played a leading role in the social, economic and political arena in Victoria in the early years of the twentieth century.

The political contributions came from both the conservative and labour sides of the political spectrum. In addition to State politics, local government also played a vital role in formation of a district's response to the war.

This may have included the organisation of enlistment processes, the establishment of avenues for voluntary work along with the collection of the money donated to numerous welfare funds that supported both the enlisted people in local camps, and those elsewhere in Australia or overseas.

There is also evidence of funds set up to support the families of enlisted people. Sporting organisations also lent their support to these funds. Lawn bowling is one sport mentioned that showed widespread support in the establishment of the Avenue of Honour.

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  • KIA-ORA CALLISTHENICS TEAM

    Kia-Ora Callisthenics Team War Work included packing parcels in support of the Ballarat East Trench Comforts Fund. Known members were Miss Ettie Dick, Miss Coral Coad and Miss Ivy Reed, the Instructr ...

  • LADY MAYORESS'S PATRIOTIC LEAGUE

    The League was formed on 7th August 1914, when Lady Hennessy, Lady Mayoress of City of Melbourne, called a meeting of women from across Victoria to form an organisation for the benefit of the fightin ...

  • LADY MAYORESS'S PATRIOTIC LEAGUE BALLARAT EAST

    The League was formed on 7th August 1914, when Lady Hennessy, Lady Mayoress of City of Melbourne, called a meeting of women from across Victoria to form an organisation for the benefit of the fightin ...

  • MAJORCA RED CROSS

    The branch opening in June-July 1915 coincided with a recruitment drive during the Gallipoli campaign. 20,000 socks had been requested a few weeks earlier. Comforts for soldiers became paramount. The ...

  • MEREDITH RED CROSS

    The next meeting of the Meredith Branch of the Red Cross Society will be held in the Mechanics' Hall, on Tuesday afternoon, 16th August, at 2.45 pm, and will take the form of a gift afternoon, when a ...

  • QUAMBY CLUB LADY MAYORESS'S PATRIOTIC LEAGUE

    This organisation was a sub-branch of the Ballarat Lady Mayoress’s Patriotic League. The Quamby Club was a business club for women, and this is reflected in the high number of saleswomen in the membe ...

  • SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS' FATHERS' ASSOCIATION

    This Association meets on the first Monday in each month and during the past year has done much good work in casting watchful eyes over the interests of returned soldiers and sailors in this district ...

  • SCOTS CHURCH LADY MAYORESS'S PATRIOTIC LEAGUE

    Scots Church, a Presbyterian church in Lydiard Street North (between Macarthur and Clarendon Streets) was in the area called Soldiers Hill. The group of volunteers from that church functioned as a su ...

  • SEBASTOPOL RED CROSS

    In the Ballarat Star 25 Jun 1915, it was reported that the Sebastopol Borough Council granted £10 for the newly formed branch to purchase material for some 50 ladies who were making up necessary arti ...

  • The Ballarat Courier Monday 7 February 1916 Page 6

    LINTON RED CROSS SOCIETY The local branch of the Red Cross Society has sent away to date 61 pairs socks, 67 flannels, and 115 shirts, besides a number of towels, etc. One young lady who put a letter ...