MINING AREAS.
SUCCESSFUL APPEAL. RAPIDLY SWELLING FUND. (ONITED MESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC U.'BLEOE.\PH—COPXIWQHT.) LONDON, December 27. Tho Prinoe of Wales's postbag at York House was one of the biggest on record to-day, as a result of bis broadcast "appeal on behalf of the miners. Letters came from all classes. Many describe how immediately the Prince had spoken the hat was handed round, and a modest 10s and upwards was collected and sent to Mansion House, where over 1000 contributions were received by the first post. The Prince spent a good deal of Christmas Day in composing his appeal, which was only finished just before he went to the microphone. Tho fund for aiding the distressed miners now amounts to about £350,000, apart from the Government's contributions. / Success attended the efforts made in tho distressed areas to secure that no family in need should be without seasonable fare on Christmas Day. Organisations that have been for some time engaged in remit work and new bodies called into existence by the great wave of public concern were busily engaged in distributing the vast consignment of food and clothing.— Australian Press Association.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19505, 29 December 1928, Page 13
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188MINING AREAS. Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19505, 29 December 1928, Page 13
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