6000 CASES OF CLOTHES SENT TO BRITISH RED CROSS FOR DISTRIBUTION
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, .This Day. Six thousand cases of clothing foi' children and adults have been prepared in New Zealand for distribution by the British Red Cross. Much of the clothing is already on the way. The shipment contains about 250,000 garments, some such as overcoats being worth £7 each. The average value is £l. There has been excellent co-operation by all concerned. The Government provided the storage, and Wellington and Auckland shipping companies took the clothing free up to a maximum of ten tons measurement. All the garments are in excellent condition, not just shabby clothes. Materials were required for making some clothes, wool being knitted into garments. Some children’s clothing was fashioned from adults’, clothes.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 2 September 1947, Page 6
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