Photographs from the papers of the Kooroora Club, ca.1944-1952

PXE 1069

fonds

ca.1944-1952

Graphic Materials, Photographs

909924

7 photographs - silver gelatin - between 6 x 10 cm. and 16 x 21 cm.

The Kooroora Club, a business women's service organization, was formed by a group of 20 young women at the Waratah Cafe in Gowing's Building in 1929. The initial aim of the club was to support St Luke's Hospital, and it contributed to many other charities before winding up in 1969. The club concluded its activities with a grant to the Department of Social Studies at the University of Sydney for the establishment of the Kooroora Foundation. --

Loose handwritten captions supplied with photographs:

Mobile canteen donated to Salvation Army for work in New Guinea during War. All costs of maintenance of supplies borne by Club.
Mobile canteen donated to Salvation Army & equipped by Kooroora Club for service in New Guinea.

1 photo of mobile canteen inscribed on verso "Goodenough Island 1944"
1 photo of mobile canteen inscribed on verso "My home at Group 741. [N.?] J. Birt" [shows a group of 4 servicemen and mobile canteen outside a Salvation Army tent, New Guinea?]
1 mounted photo of mobile canteen with Australian serviceman and three New Guinea locals

1 mounted photo of mobile canteen, with handwritten caption: "Mobile canteen donated & maintained by Kooroora Club. Served by Salvation Army in Britain." [Vehicle in photograph is different to that in the other photographs]

1 snapshot group portrait of 7 women, with handwritten caption:
Seven former Presidents of Kooroora Club. Photograph taken at "Elaine", Double Bay 15.10.49. Centre figure Mrs C. [i.e. A.?] Oliver (nee Cole), 1st President. Figure on right Miss Jean Arnot President 1937, 1947 and 1969.
[Caption overleaf, in another hand:]
From left to right: C. Lester, M. Wilson, M. Haven, A. Cole, N. Harris, N. Harvey, J. Arnot

Ryde Fete 1952 [2 snapshots affixed to album page]. With handwritten caption: "Refreshment tent at Annual Fete of Royal Ryde Homes 1952. Ready for service. Kooroora Club did this week each year from 1930-1968."

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

This pictorial material is part of Kooroora Club papers at MLMSS 1641

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.3247 as part of the eRecords project 2011-2012

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