Greeting cards from South Africa, 1900-1902 and material relating to the Girl's Realm Guild, 1902-1916

PXA 1737
SV/283
R 2088

fonds

1900-1916

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Objects, Ephemera, Badges

901203

1 photograph - 25.5 x 31.5 cm
1 badge - metal: - 3 cm diameter
2 ribbons - 12 x 4.7 cm and smaller
14 ephemera items - greeting cards: - 14.3 x 11.4 cm
2 ephemera items - postcards: - 14 x 8.7 cm and smaller

The Girl's Realm of Service and Good Fellowship was an Australian branch of a Guild founded in London in 1900. Its main aim was to encourage girls to help other girls. In 1934 their stated aim was to assist girls who show promise and ability to undertake an approved course of training when lack of means from any other source would prevent them from so equipping themselves. The Guild ceased to exist in 1976..

PXA 1737
Greeting Cards from South Africa:
Everlasting Silver Leaves from Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, 1900-1902. 14 Boer War period greeting cards. Internally each card has a ruled margin within which is an original period photograph or postcard laid down and on the opposite side of the centre fold are three silver leaves from Table Mountain with a hand painted scene or picture on the central leaf, a message on the two outer leaves and either another leaf or a ribbon securing the leaves. All cards have handwritten messages on the reverse.
The scenes depicted in the photographs are mostly related to the Boer War: General Christiaan de Wet; Boer Camp and Table Bay; Relief of Ladysmith; With French's Cavalry; Mafeking; Elandslaagte; Loss of the Guns on the Tugela; The Ambuscade at Samma's Post; Colenso; Spion Xop; The Grenedier Guards at the Battle of Biddelph's Berg; Government Avenue, Capetown.

Girl's Real Guild:
SV 283
Photograph of members of the Girl's Realm Guild Sydney Centre, 1903 (includes Grace E. Burrows).

PXA 1737
Postcard. Souvenir of "What to do with our Girls" Exhibition, April 1911.
Postcard. Violet Day. Depicts interior of The Soldiers Club, 426 George Street Sydney. (Violet Day was a day of remembrance for Australian soldiers killed in Gallipoli and Egypt.)

R 2088
Item 1. Circular silver Badge. Depicts two girls shaking hands with "G.R. Good Service & Fellowship" inscribed around rim. .
Item 2. Purple Ribbon worn by the secretary of the Guild.
Item 3. Ribbon for Violet Day. Worn by authorised seller on behalf of the Soldier's Club.

Forms part of Grace E. Burrows personal papers mainly relating to activities of Girls Realm Guild, 1910-1936 at MLMSS 4980

Out of copyright: Photographs created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Pic.Acc. Update Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6400 as part of the eRecords Project, 2012-2013

Keyword subjects:
Boer War

Good condition