WHITE LACE EDGED LINEN HALF APRON - LADIES - TIED AT WAIST - LACE TRIMMED POCKETcostumes - female wear, ladies apron

LADIES FRONT PIECE - DECORATED FRONT PIECE WORN BENEATH JACKET - HEMSTITCHED EDGE WITH LAYERS OF EMBROIDERED EDGING AND TAPE TIES AT WAISTcostume jewellery, accessories, jabot

BLACK SATIN WHALE BONED LADIES SHORT FITTED FORMAL JACKET - LACE OVERLAY ON SLEEVES AND YOKE - BLACK GLASS BUTTONS DOWN FRONT - SMALL BLACK GLASS BEADING AT WRIST, ON YOKE AND MANDARIN COLLAR - NARROW CREAM DECORATIVE EDGING AT WRISTScostume, costumes - female, ladies jacket

WHITE MUSLIN LADIES WAIST APRON - LACE TRIMMED EDGElocal history, costume accessories, costumes - female, apron

TWO SECTIONS MACHINE EMBROIDERED LACE INSERTION SEWN ON DOUBLE NET TO BE SEWN INTO FRONT NECKLINE OF LADIES FROCKCREAM LACE INSERTION SEWN ON DOUBLE NETlocal history, costume accessories female

RED PATTERNED CARDBOARD COVERED LEDGER CONTAINING BALANCE SHEETS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTS AND RECEIPTS FOR GENERAL PROVISIONS, CLOTHING, FIREWOOD, MEAT AND STATIONERY FOR CLUNES LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY FROM 1894 - 1928local history, clunes ladies benevolent society

ORDER FORM IN ORDER BOOK REQUESTING THE LOCAL TRADESMAN SUPPLY THE NEEDY FAMILY WITH GROCERIES, KEROSENE AND CANDLES, ALSO MEAT. BUTTER, SUGAR, FLOUR, JAM, POTATOES, CRISPIES, RICE, TEA COCOA, BLANKETS, CLOTHING, PASS TO BALLARAT, (PROBABLY TRAIN TICKET) SEEM TO BE REGULAR SUPPLIES. BLANKETS AND TRAIN TICKET NOT AS REGULAR REQUESTS.NO. 1 DARK BLUE PATTERNED ORDER BOOK. CLUNES LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY TO CLUNES BUSINESS HOUSES TO SUPPLY NEEDY FAMILIES WITH GROCERIES, CANDLES, KEROSENE AND MEAT. NO.2 GREY MOTTLED COVER - DETAILS AS ABOVE 1926. NO.3 PLAIN CREAM COVER - AS ABOVE 1932local history, commerce, documents, societies, ladies benevolent society

CLUNES LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY PRESENTED ITS' 84TH ANNUAL MEETING ON JULY 27TH, 1949, AND DISBANDED 18TH FEBRUARY 1957 WHEN PROVISIONS WERE MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT IN AGED PENSIONS AND CHILD ENDOWMENT. THE SOCIETY'S SERVICES WERE NOT BEING USED, IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO THE HOSPITAL AND CHARITIES COMMISSION THE SOCIETY BE DE-REGISTERED AND FUNDS BE DONATED TO CLUNES DISTRICT HOSPITAL. FINALISED FEBRUARY 1957. DURING THE YEARS THE SOCIETY PROVIDED CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR, FOOD, WOOD, KEROSENE, CANDLES, SHEETS AND BLANKETS, OCCASIONAL RAIL AND BUS TICKETS, HATS, TOILET SOAP. CHRISTMAS AND MID-WINTER CHEER, FIRE VICTIMS ALSO HELPED. ALL FUNDS RAISED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION1. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CLUNES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY AND HOSPITAL AND CHARITIES COMMISSION RE - THE ADVISABILITY OF DISCONTINUING OPERATIONS IN CLUNES. 2. LETTER FROM CLUNES DISTRICT HOSPITAL THANKING LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY FOR FUNDS AND BONDS TRANSFERRED FROM DEFUNCT SOCIETY TO CLUNES DISTRICT HOSPITAL.local history, documents, ?, ladies benevolent society

Date could be earlier based on clothing.Men on buggies, ladies and students in front of Navarre Primary School. Some with picks and shovels. Possibly working bee. education, students