The minute book is a record of the decisions of the Executive Committee and activities of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society from September 1955 to September 1968. The entries are written in Greek from December 1955 to October 1959. The remaining entries are written in English. It also treasurers' reports detailing the club's finances from its establishment in 1916 to 1923.This minute book is an important record of the decisions of the Executive Committee and club's activities for more than a decade from the middle of the 1950s to the end of the 1960s. It was a period of a second wave of Ithacans migrating to Melbourne following WWII and the 1953 earthquakes on Ithaca. It is also the period during which Ithaca House, the society's clubrooms, was constructed. A foolscap size bound ledger with tan suede binding on the spine and corners with a dark green cover. Dark pink and grey marbled patterned paper is on the inside front and back covers. Four white labels have been stuck onto the front cover, two along the side and two on the cover. a red label with 'Minute Book' printed in gold is on the spine.

B/W Aerial view of Stawell centred on Woollen Mills and Stawell Timber Industries 7th April 1955.stawell sti

"Proceedings of the International Wool Textile Research Conference Australia 1955; vol. E wool technology part 2" produced by CSIRO.csiro

"Proceedings of the International Wool Textile Research Conference Australia 1955; vol. F histology of wool and hair and of the wool follicle" produced by CSIRO.csiro

The minute book is a record of the meetings of the Executive Committee of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society from July 1944 to April 1955. The minutes are written in Greek. The minutes recorded provide an insight into the decisions of the Executive Committee and philanthropic activities of the club and its activities within the Ithacan community in Melbourne during the closing years of World War II and the immediate post-war years. A foolscap size bound minute book with leather binding on the spine and brown leather corners. There is green cloth on the covers with blue marbled paper on the inside covers and white cotton tape reinforcing the inside of the cover. The pages on the outside edges are red. Number 3 has been written in black on the front and there are two white labels stuck on the front cover. ithaca, ww2

"Proceedings of the International Wool Textile Research Conference Australia 1955; vol. D physics of wool and other viseo-elastic fibres", produced by CSIRO.csiro

Group Portrait of Stawell Fire Brigade Members in Uniform 1955 Back Row (L to R): Second Row (L to R): Seated Front Row:B/W Photograph of Three Rows of males in Navy Dress Uniforms: Names on Back of one Copy Chapman's Studio, Stawellstawell

"Proceedings of the International Wool Textile Research Conference Australia 1955; vol. A general and vol. B chemical physics and physical chemistry of wool and proteins" produced by CSIRO.csiro