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Great War Stories: Lady Liverpool

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During the First World War Lady Liverpool, wife of the governor, established a fund to supply shirts, knitted socks and money to assist the soldiers in the trenches. Over 900 women’s groups contributed to the fund. Learn more about this effort in the Lady Liverpool Great War Story

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Nancy Swarbrick, Women’s networks and clubs – Women’s service organisations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/46391/great-war-stories-lady-liverpool (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 23 October 2014.