Past Times August 28 1916: Sale of work raises cash for the Red Cross By Kirsty McIntosh August 28 2016, 5:30am August 28 2016, 5:30am Share August 28 1916: Sale of work raises cash for the Red Cross Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/past-times/217822/august-28-1916-sale-work-raises-cash-red-cross/ Copy Link A sum of £30 was substantial in 1916, being around 12 times the weekly wage of a ship builder in Clydebank. However the generous residents of Tarfside in Angus were able to raise that amount for the Red Cross with a sale of work.
