Kooroora Club further records, 1903-1987

MLMSS 8731

fonds

1903-1987

Textual Records, Objects, Graphic Materials, Ephemera, Photographs

997310

0.17 metres of textual material (1 box)

The Kooroora Club was founded by Major H. Morgan, Secretary of St. Luke's Hospital, in 1929, its principal aim being the raising of money for St. Luke's. The Club was non-party-political and non-sectarian, open to women engaged in professional and commercial work. Their rooms were situated in Scot Chambers, Penfold Place, Sydney.

The first patron of the Club was Elaine de Chair, daughter of Governor Dudley de Chair. Later Ruth Fairfax, mother of Sir Vincent Fairfax, was patron, from ca. 1935-1948.

Mrs Alexandra (Allie) Oliver (nee Cole) of Stanwell Park was founding President of the Kooroora Club.

A branch of the Sydney organisation was formed in Melbourne in 1932. A Literary and Debating Society also operated within the Club.

The Kooroora Club ceased functioning in 1969.

Kooroora: Magazine of the Kooroora Literary and Debating Society, 1933-1934, 1934-1935, 1935-1936, 1936-1937

Commemorative table cloth of the Kooroora Club Mobile Canteen, with stitched signatures

Folder 1
Memorandum of Constitution and By-laws of the Kooroora Club, 1939
21 year commemoration of the Club, 1950
Annual reports, 1938-1947

Folder 2
Correspondence, tags of Clarice Harvey and Nell Harvey, gift tags, visitor cards, 1931-1972
Constitution and by-laws, programs, leaflets, ca. 1930-1950

Folder 3
Papers and newspaper clippings mainly relating to Kooroora Club events, Jean Arnot, etc., ca. 1929-1987

Folder 4
Notebook with minutes, notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence and photographs, 1903-1957
St. Luke's Hospital annual report, 1979

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