Rockhampton Hospital fund-raising fete 23rd October 1915


Title	Rockhampton Hospital fund-raising fete 23rd October 1915
Description	Hospitals in the early 20th century were heavily dependent on community fund-raising to enable them to operate. Fetes were one such fund-raising activity. This fete in aid of the Rockhampton General Hospital was held on October 23rd 1915 at Victoria Park adjacent to the Fitzroy River. According to the newspaper reports of the event, Sweet Stall No. 2 was run by Mesdames T. W. Kingel (wife of the Mayor) and F. Lomas. While we cannot be certain, it is likely that these are the two ladies in the photograph, with Mrs Kingel on the right. A very full account of the fete may be found on Trove at: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/53416578.
Image Number	348
Publisher	Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.
Source (Original)
Subject	Hospital fete
Subject	Hospital fund-raising
Subject	Kingel, T. W,, Mrs
Subject	Lomas, F., Mrs
Subject	Sweets stall
Coverage - Time	23 Oct 1915
Format of Original	postcard: sepia 13.8 cm x 8.7 cm; scan .tif 4.6 MB 1628 x 980 pixels
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Rights	This image is provided for the purpose of private study and research and must not be reproduced without the permission of the Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.