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The Ballroom at Government House, shirts, socks and dressings for the soldiers, n.d.
Courtesy of the Center for Newfoundland Studies Archives (Mary Southcott Collection 190), Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland.
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Surgical dressings, n.d.
The caption on the photo reads: “Surgical dressings sterilized and ready for 1,000 cases.”

Courtesy of the Centre for Newfoundland Studies Archives (Mary Southcott Collection 190), Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland.
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Pairs of knitted socks, ca. 1915.
5,276 pairs of socks knitted by the women of Newfoundland—2nd Contingent. One pair reached a knitter’s son.

Courtesy of the Centre for Newfoundland Studies Archives (Mary Southcott Collection 190), Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland.
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Contribution of ten dollars, ca. 1916.
Courtesy of the Bartlett family.
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Booklet Cover, ca. 1916.
Cover reads: “A Pair of Grey Socks. Facts and Fancies. Lovingly dedicated to the boys of the Newfoundland Regiment. And to every woman who has knitted a pair of grey socks. By Mrs. T. J. Duley. Verses by Margaret Duley.”

Courtesy of the Centre for Newfoundland Studies Archives.
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