File 04: Photographs, relating to the activities and members of the Junior Red Cross public school groups in New South Wales, ca. 1944-1994.

PXE 1692/vol. 4

file

ca. 1944-1994

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Textual Records

1006341

96 photographic prints - chiefly colour
2 items of textual material

1. (a) Mr Lynch, School Principal, with Waverley Public School prefects and office bearers; (b-c) Anzac Day After School Services, 1969 and 1970, 1968 - 1970
2. Sir Frederick Chilton presenting a Service Award to Mrs Diana Muskett, 1979
4. (a) Waverley Public School Junior Red Cross, group photos: (b) Anzac Day Thursday, 2th April 1974; (c) Waverley member led the Red Cross march to the Service at Government House ; War Memorial Hospital Fete, Saturday 9th March, 1974
5. (a) Waverley Public School Junior Red Cross members at Waverley War Memorial Hospital Fete, Saturday 8th March, 1975; (b) Members of different nationalities, 1975
6. (a-b). 1975 Christmas Card, showing Junior Red Cross members
7. (a-c) Anzac Day War Memorial Waverley Park, 1976 School Anzac Service, showing Junior Red Cross members, including treasurer, secretary and President; Before the laying of the wreath on the War Memorial, Waverley Park, 1976
8a,b,c. Group Photos: At the Waverley War Memorial Hospital Fete, March, 1976 ; The day of the Red Cross Exhibition and ant, Sydney Town Hall July 17th, 1976
9. Waverley Public School children at the Playground stall for Queen's Silver Jubilee Appeal for Young Australians, 26 September 1976, 1976
10. Group Photo of Waverley Public School, Junior Red Cross members donating to Glen Mervyn Home, 1977
11. Waverley Public School Group with Glen Mervyn Junior Red Cross children, 1977
12. Waverley Public School Group with Glen Mervyn Junior Red Cross children, 1977
13. Waverley Public School, Junior Red Cross member with a child from Glen Mervyn Junior Red Cross Home, 1977
14. Crochet Rugs made by Waverley Public School Junior Red Cross members, 1977
15. Waverley Public School Junior Red Cross members, crocheting rugs, 1977
16. Waverley Public School Junior Red Cross Group Photo, 1977 Centenary year, 1977
17. (a-b) Group Photo: Waverley Public School, Junior Red Cross Members leaving for annual Red Cross ant, at the Opera House, 6 July 1977
18. (a-c) Waverley Public School, Junior Red Cross members at Remembrance Day Service War Memorial Waverley Park, 1977; Junior Red Cross members at the Annual Red Cross Conference ; (d) Newspaper clipping showing gift presentation to Lady Cutler, 1977
19. (a-d) Waverley Public School Anzac Day Commemorative Service, 1978, showing guest speaker Kathleen Riach B.E.M, 1978
20. (a-b). Bouquet presentation to Princess Alexandra, September 1978
21. (a-d) School Centenary Year, 1979 showing Waverley Public School Junior Red Cross, president, secretary and treasurers, 1979
22. (a-c) Wreath bearers, Waverley Public School, Junior Red Cross members at the Anzac Commemoration Service, 1979
23. Waverley Public School Junior Red Cross, members, collection for the Red Cross Calling appeal, 1979, 1979
24. Waverley Public School Junior Red Cross member, collection for the Red Cross Calling appeal, 1979, 1979
25. (a) Junior Red Cross members at Red Cross House during the 1979 Red Cross Calling appeal ; (b) Premier Neville Wran presenting a $50,000 cheque for the Red Cross Calling appeal, 1979
26. (a-c) Junior Red Cross members during the Red Cross Calling appeal, shows Miss Margaret Waddell O.B.E. and Mr. R. Farrand Director of the appeal, 1980
27. (a-d) Junior Red Cross Office bearers, 1980
28. (a-d) Red Cross School Volunteer Project, Christmas Party in the park, 1990 [Centennial Park, Sydney?], 1990
29. (a-d) Group photos, Red Cross School Volunteer Project, Christmas Party in the park, 1991 [Centennial Park, Sydney?], 1991
30. (a-b) Red Cross School Volunteer Project, Christmas Party in the park, 1990 [Centennial Park, Sydney?] ;Photos pasted on sheet, with scrapbooked title, 1990
31a. Frederickton Public School. Mrs Wanstall (Patron), 1985
31b. Picton Junior Red Cross with Picton Branch, 1980s
31c. Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School, in Anzac Day March 1994
31d. School Camp of Stuarts Point Junior Red Cross Circle, 1994
32a. St Pauls Albion Park Primary School group outside Hospital, 1991
32b. First meeting of Korora Junior Red Cross, with Mrs Hall, 1995
32c. Bateau Bay Public School Junior Red Cross group photo, 1994
32d. NSW Gumbooya Conference Delegation, 1994, Leader: Philippa Cave, Delegation: Alison Foster, Sim Ham Tam, Belinda Savell, Louise Borg, Julie Martin, 1994
33a. Lone Flat Public School students, and Junior Red Cross, 1992
33b. Group outside Eleanor McKinnon displaying knitted rugs
33c. Old Bar Public School, Celebrating 75th Anniversary, 1989
33d. Fundraising Money Trail at Blakehurst Public School, 1992
34a. Junior Red Cross, White Elephant Stall at Mount Victoria Public School, 1992
34 b. Australian Red Cross group with banner, unknown school visit, 1991
35. Visit to Frail Aged Group, by Harbord Primary School Students. Left to right: Katie Rathmell, 10; Paul O'Hagan, 10; Mrs Marjorie Quinlan, 1991
36. Boys from Eleanor MacKinnon Home visiting US Ship
37. Sheet of printed text: Details of following photos of five of the oldest members of the Forster Branch.
38. Photo of the oldest Forster Red Cross Branch members Mrs Marion Jamieson, Mrs Peg Belton, Miss Margaret Haden, Mrs Dorothy Jones, Miss Gwen Haden,
39. (a-b) Forster Branch: Ms Dorothy Jones: Junior Red Cross member 1916-1918, Red Cross member 1935-1985, Secretary of Reformed Forster Branch 1948-1978, Provider and maker of morning tea for monthly meetings, a wonderful lady and our inspiration; with copy, 198-.
40. (a-b) Forster Branch: Photo of Mrs Noelle White: President Forster Branch, Member of Red Cross 1942-present, President 1978, 1982-1985
Secretary 1979-1980; with copy, 198-.
41. (a-b) Forster Branch VAD 1939-1945. These ladies worked long hours at Taree Hospital in community and soldier support activities; with copy, 1939-1945
42. (a-b) Forster Branch: The Misses M & G Haden spinning wool for soldiers' socks during World War I. This wheel was created by their father from an old bicycle and a drop shuttle was one of its features; with copy, 1914-1918
43. Five of the oldest members of the Forster Branch: Back: Mrs Marion Jamieson - Receptionist Treasurer, Mrs Peg Belton - Bookkeeper, President and Treasurer, Front: Miss Margaret Haden - Teacher, Assistant Secretary
Mrs Dorothy Jones - Shopkeeper, Secretary-Treasurer, Miss Gwen Haden - Double certificate Nurse, Secretary. During World War I Mrs Haden made soldiers' socks on her machine but the toes and heels were done by hand by Junior Red Cross children. In 1935 Forster Branch was reformed, 198-.
44. Sheet, scanned facsimile, Service certificate of Mrs D. Jones, 1939-1945.
45a. Photo taken inside front doors of "Bonnie Brae", Christmas Eve 1944. Driver Keith Cameron, AIF, Leading seaman Don Popplewell, RN, Elizabeth Graham, 1944
45b. Cath Granger (left) from Young, NSW, full time resident aide. Gregg (lived at Killara, part-time Red Cross aide. Photo taken in "Bonnie Brae" courtyard, Wahroonga, 1944, 1944
46a. Boys playing sport at "Bonnie Brae", Wahroonga, 1943-1944. Robertson, Graham, Johnson, Williams, Morris, Reynolds, Abrams, Vince Cerchi, Sydes. (Graham, Robertson from Harden), 1943-1944
46b. Boys in recreation room at "Bonnie Brae", Wahroonga, 1944
47a. Matron and Sister Graham in office at "Bonnie Brae", Wahroonga, 1943-1944. (Transferred to "Eva Hordern" Convalescent Home at Strathfield when it opened), 1943-1944
47b. The NSW Eastern Command Military Band playing carols on the lawn at "Bonnie Brae", Christmas 1944.

Arranged by the archivists of the Australian Red Cross Society. New South Wales Division.

Copyright restrictions may apply: Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Photographs created after 1955 are in copyright for the life of creator plus 70 years.
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Content lists of File records have been adapted from an inventory compiled by Red Cross volunteers.

Red Cross Archives control number AL 005.