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ARCS (NSW Division Drummoyne Branch) Invitation to Annual Meeting 1950

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Australian Red Cross Society

1950

Overview

An Australian Red Cross Society (NSW Division Drummoyne Branch) Invitation to their Annual Meeting on July 24 1950.
The cream coloured card is rectangular with rounded corners and features blue text in a gothic style.
Details about the location and time of the meeting are given, as well as information about the speaker and office bearers.
The back of the card is plain, but has residue from glue.

Historical information

While the Australian Red Cross Society was busiest during the wartime years, when fundraising was undertaken to provide services at home and abroad, they were still an active force beyond this time, raising funds for humanitarian purposes.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00641

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

114 mm

Height or length

76 mm

Inscriptions and markings

"Australian Red Cross Society
New South Wales Division, Drummoyne Branch

The President and Executive of the Drummoyne Branch of
the Australian Red Cross Society request the pleasure of
your company at the
Annual Meeting
Sir Thomas Henley Memorial Hall
(College St., Drummoyne) at 2.15 p.m. on
Monday, July 24th, 1950

Speaker: Miss M. Whale
Patroness : Mrs. M. Finlay
Pres: Mrs. G. Menzies Hon. Sec. : Mrs. F. Hancox"

Keywords

Australian Red Cross Society

New South Wales

History - Social

Place made

New South Wales, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Last modified

Sunday, 10 August, 2025

Completeness

100

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