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Help the starving Belgians

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  • Description

    Programme for a military event. Recto: The Union Jack and Belgian flag feature, with a banner reading "Help the starving Belgians". Text reads: "Under the Patronage of His Excellency the Governor. Programme of Grand Assault-at-arms and display of Jiu-Jitsu in the Town Hall. Friday, March 26th, 1915 at 8pm. Promoted by Wellington Railway Men.". Inside: Programme details; black and white images depicting troops at Trentham Camp in various combat positions, wielding bayonets.

  • Place
    Wellington/New Zealand
  • Other Id

    8913 (Presto content ID)

    BV199 M4 SER (Library of Congress Call Number)

    154195 (DBTextworks system ID)

    EPH-W1-4-2 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Ephemera

Images and documents

    Catalogue

    • Object Type

      ephemera

    • Name/Title
      Help the starving Belgians
    • Contributor/Publisher
      Messrs. Coulls, Culling & Co., Ltd.
    • Place
      Wellington/New Zealand
    • Date
      1915
    • Physical Description

      8 p. : ill. ; 300 x 235 mm

    • Level of Current Record
      Single Item
    • Subject Category

      World War, 1914-1918--Belgium

      World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief--Belgium

      Trentham Military Camp (N.Z.)

    • Classification
      Programme/Other Documents/Documentary Artifacts/08 Communication Artifacts/Chenhall Nomenclature
    • Public Access Text

      Promoted by the Wellington Railway men, as a form of entertainment to raise funds for the relief of the starving Belgians. World Jiu-Jitsu champion, Captain Leopold M'Laglen, applied the technique to modern warfare and trained the New Zealand Expenditionary Force at Trentham Camp.

      Keywords: Belgium, Belgian Relief Fund, Home Front

    • Copyright
      No known copyright restrictions
    • Last Update
      18 Nov 2022 18:55

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