Patriotic Knitters – Cue
This is an amazing photograph entitled’ Patriotic Knitters’. It was taken in Cue, Western Australia and shows a group of women and children knitting comforts for the WW1 troops. Looks like socks and scarves.
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Moya Sharp
Owner at Outback Family History
My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.
This is precious
Knitting, as you know, is a serious business and not to be taken lightly ! I see a few girls not compleatly realising this in the middle row. (:
Very patriotic indeed and in fact, very essential – during our time in Parkerville Children’s Home September 1939 – December 1943 duringWW11 we were also encouraged to knit socks, scarves and balaclavas. I could only handle scarves – knitted two of them.
Hi Jim
My brother ans sister said they can remember similar things when they were young! Must have been all over the world.
Do you have the names of any of the women there???
No sorry, wish I did though!