Abstract
In October 1914, twenty-eight year-old Matilda Elizabeth Stanley,from Petersham,
in Sydney's inner west, sought financial assistance from the newly created
Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund after her husband, Joseph Stanley, was called up. He
was an Imperial reservist, and although a resident of New South Wales, he was
ordered to report immediately to the Paymaster of imperial Pensions in Sydney, and
return to England. Two months later his family in Sydney was in crisis. Matilda was
in arrears with the rent and could not feed their four small children. The Lord
Mayor's Patriotic Fund paid her outstanding debts and gave her an allowance of
fourteen shillings per week
in Sydney's inner west, sought financial assistance from the newly created
Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund after her husband, Joseph Stanley, was called up. He
was an Imperial reservist, and although a resident of New South Wales, he was
ordered to report immediately to the Paymaster of imperial Pensions in Sydney, and
return to England. Two months later his family in Sydney was in crisis. Matilda was
in arrears with the rent and could not feed their four small children. The Lord
Mayor's Patriotic Fund paid her outstanding debts and gave her an allowance of
fourteen shillings per week
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 85-98 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Royal Australian Historical Society. Journal |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 1995 |
Keywords
- World War I
- Great War
- Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- financial support
- financial assistance