Guide to the Records of the Country Women's Association of Australia

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MS 2707

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Collection Summary

Creator
Country Women's Association of Australia
Title
Records of the Country Women's Association of Australia
Date Range
1945-1969, 2003
Collection Number
MS 2707
Extent
2 metres (10 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The bulk of the collection consists of the office records of the Country Women's Association of Australia from 1945-1969. As far as possible the original order has been maintained. Most of the records for the period 1945-53 are organised into files according to the state occupying the chair at each annual conference. The later material (mostly from 1953-1969, but with some earlier material) has been kept in subject files.

The minutes of the Association record annual conferences from 1945 to 1953, and biennial conferences from then on. Minutes of extra-ordinary meetings are included. There are also minutes of the 31st National conference, July 2003.

The remaining material consists of some financial records, photographs and printed and published material.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2604517).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Country Women's Association of Australia, National Library of Australia, MS 2707, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Biographical Note

The Country Women's Association of Australia was formed after representatives of State Association met in Sydney in May 1943 and April 1944 to discuss some from of union. Two of the basic proposals put forward at the May 1943 meeting were.

- The purpose of the Association be to enable country women throughout Australia to speak with one voice on matters affecting all of them, more especially matters concerning the welfare of women and children'.

- The Association would not deal with matters of state management, which would be left entirely to each state as at present'.

The first conference of the Country Women's Association of Australia was held at the Melbourne Town Hall on 7th June, 1945. From 1945 to 1953 conferences were held annually, and thereafter biennially. Each State Association holds nation office for 2 years in turn. The National President is elected at a biennial conference to which all states send delegates.

Item Descriptions

Series 1. Files organized according to the state occupying the chair at each conference, 1945-53

Victoria in the chair, 1945-6 (File)

South Australia in the chair, 1946-7 (File)

New South Wales in the chair, 1947-8 (File)

West Australia in the chair, 1948-9 (File)

Tasmania in the chair, 1949-50 (File)

Queensland in the chair, 1950-1 (File)

Victoria in the chair, 1951-3 (File)

Series 2. Subject Files, 1948-69

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1948-69 (File)

Commonwealth Jubilee Citizenship Convention, 1951 (File)

Correspondence file, I-P, 1953-5 (File)

Conference, all states, 1951-63 (File)

Associated Country Women of the World. Minutes, etc 1951-62 (File)

Associated Country Women of the World. General, 1959-63 (File)

Associated Country Women of the World. Co-ordinating Committee, 1961-3 (File)

Associated Country Women of the World. Constitution and by-laws. Decisions made by State Country Women's Associations. NSW Agricultural Bureau, 1958-61 (File)

Queensland, 1953-5 (File)

Queensland for women in agriculture and in home science, 1955-9 (File)

Papua, New Guinea, 1955-61 (File)

Insurance, 1955-66 (File)

Correspondence re project under consideration, 1957-8 (File)

Reports. Other committees, 1957-60 (File)

Letters which were on the agenda for the work of conference, 1957-63 (File)

Resolution of the 1961 conference, 1960-1 (File)

Country Women's Association of the Northern Territory, 1961-4 (File)

National Marriage and Family week Council, 1961-6 (File)

Tasmania Tourist Promotion Centre, Essay competition, 1962 (File)

National Committee for refugees, 1963-64 (File)

Freedom from Hunger Campaign, 1963-4 (File)

United Nations (General), 1963-5 (File)

Papua and New Guinea, 1964-5 (File)

Regional Conference - Sarawak, 1964-7 (File)

National Treasurer, 1965-6 (File)

Competition for design of badge for National President, 1965-7 (File)

Grace E. Frysinger International Fellowship, 1967 (File)

Miss Renner's itinerary, 1967-9 (File)

Series 3. Australian council for overseas relief and united nations relief and rehabilitation administration, 1946

Minutes, correspondence and reports (File)

Series 4. Minuets of Conference, 1954-1969, 2003

From 1945 to 1953 annual conferences were held, and from then on conferences were biennial. Also included are minutes of extra-ordinary meetings of the Association.

Added 19 November 2003: 1 vol minutes of 31st conference, July 2003.

Series 5. Financial Records, 1946-61

Bank books (4), 1946-50 (File)

Receipts, 1949-50 (File)

Cheque books, 1949-51 (File)

Vouchers, 1957-61 (File)

Financial statements, 1957-61 (File)

Series 6. Photographs

Comprising an album containing photographs of Queensland and an album containing photographs of the Northern Territory.

Series 7. Printed and Published Material

The Women's National Magazine, March 1968. Vol 53, No 1 (Item)

The Countrywomen, June 1959, No 303 (Item)

The Countrywomen, August 1959 - Conference Souvenir No (Item)

The Countrywomen, September 1959, No 306 (Item)

The Countrywomen, November 1960, No 319 (Item)

The Countrywomen, December 1960, No 320 (Item)

The Countrywomen, January 1961, No 321 (Item)

The Countrywomen, February 1961, No 322 (Item)

The curriculum for primary schools by the Education Department of Western Australia. Perth, Government printer, 1936 (Item)

Parliamentary Acts of different states re marriage and divorce.


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