The Empire's Patriotic Fund: Public Benevolence and the Boer War in an Australian Colony

Authors

John McQuilton, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

116290

Publication Details

McQuilton, J. (2017). The Empire's Patriotic Fund: Public Benevolence and the Boer War in an Australian Colony. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

Abstract

This book examines the Empire's Patriotic Fund, established in Victoria, Australia, in 1901 to assist the dependants of the men serving in the Boer War and the men invalided home because of wounds or illness. Acting as an autonomous body and drawing on funds raised through a public appeal, its work marked one of the first attempts in Australia to deal with the consequences of Australian participation in a sustained war. This is the first full study of an Australian fund established to support those affected by a sustained war being fought for Empire by Australians.