The Rucksack Club (Sydney, N.S.W.) records, 1931-1969

MLMSS 5626/Boxes 1-5
MLMSS 5626/Items 6X-8X

fonds

1931-1969

Textual Records, Cartographic Materials

899668

1.00 metre of textual material (5 boxes and 3 outsize items)

The Rucksack Club (Sydney) N.S.W. was founded in 1931 as The Hikers Club of Sydney. Its name was changed in 1937. It is run by a general committee and a social committee. Its objects are to encourage hiking and camping in the bush and to preserve the natural beauty and wild life of our wilderness areas. The Club is affiliated with the N.S.W. Federation of Bushwalking Clubs.

Box 01
General meetings minute books, 1936-1966

Box 02
Committee meetings minute books, 1937-1966

Box 03
Constitution and rules, 1956
Register of members, 1931-1951
Membership lists, 1957, 1963-1966
Applications for membership, 1932-1965
Subscription books, 1950-1959

Box 04
Walk reports, includes social programs, 1937-1964
Photograph album, 1938-1965
Pressed leaves, no date

Box 05
Various song books, annotated, no date
'The Rucksack Reporter', 1965, no date
'Rucksack Ramblings', Vol.1, Nos 1-7, no date
'Bulletin', 1962-1964, no date
Constitution, NSW Federation of Bushwalking Clubs, no date
Search and rescue radio procedure, 1965
'The Bushwalker' 1961, no date

Boxes 06X, 07X and 08X
Club maps.

Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 2 as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011