Packing Clothes for the distressed people of Belgium and Great Britain.

This photograph was obtained in the Montreal Street store of Messrs. Pyne and Co., and shows members of the Christchurch Ladies committee engaged in opening and repacking boxes of clothes from all over Canterbury. A notable feature of the parcels is the large proportion they present of new clothes and new blankets.
 
Published in the Weekly Press October 21 1914, page 41

Photos from a collection of glass plate negatives found in The Press archives from 1914 showing the First World War effort in New Zealand.

1914 News Photo: Historic Collection of The Press