Black mand white photograph (2 copies)Written on backing sheet below photograph: "At 'Woorara' Christmas 1913. R-L THJ, AJM, Jane Hitchman, JWB, HCB, TAM, Ethel M., Ted Daniel, Mrs. Rd., Fred Daniel, KLM, LCM, J.C. Allan, KMEM, WTM, CEM, RFM."

Annual report of the Braille & Talking Book Library including Minutes of the AGM, Board of Director's Report, President's report and financial statements. Items also included are: the structural re-organisation, increased borrowing has required increase in staffing, the entire share portfolio has been sold however 4 staff were retrenched and remaining staff undertook an 8% pay cut for 8% less hours (with many continuing to work the same hours), decision to phase out Clarke & Smith machines in favour of cassettes, due to lower staffing a waiting list for borrowers need to be established with up to an 8 week delay to join, braille interleaved books developed to allow sighted parents of blind children (or vice versa) to enjoy a book together, establishment of LBA allows for segregation of alternative production and sales of book to other organisations, Braille Book of the Year panel of Barrett Reid, Joyce Nicholson and Lloyd O'Neil, opening of Benalla Studio on 7 December 1982, and as library declared a free public library in May 1980, library receives state government funding at 3% of the state budget.1 volume of text and illustrationsannual report, braille and talking book library, jeff conrad, paul korsten, norm fidge, penny crawford, tony lewis, merrie handbury, hector bathurst, anna mcswain, helen hall, race matthews, jane lascala, jan smark, alison jeffrey, hugh jeffrey, louise scott

Annual report of the Braille and Talking Book Library including Minutes of the AGM, Board of Director's Report, President's report and financial statements. Items also included are: consultants used to streamline structure to reduce costs, take advantage of computer catalogue and resignation of Iris Whittaker and Seija Makinen, legacy from Valmai Jean Grey Bequest, Anne Barca, David Scott and Peter Walsh joined the Board, Braille Book of the Year panel (Joyce Nicholson, Stephen Murray-Smith, Barrett Reid) continue to short list titles for readers to vote on and Australia Council funds production of these titles, increased wait times to 18 months for new borrowers, introduction of computerised Profile matching for readers, full audio rights secured for six titles by LBP Ltd (Louis Braille Productions) and tone indexing introduced on to magazines at beginning of 1988.1 volume of text and illustrationsannual report, braille and talking book library, jan smark, derryn hinch, e.m. kelsall, book of the year, barrett reid, peter hosking, hector bathurst, ian cathie, john cockayne, alison forbes, jane lascala, john brown, peter brown, muriel muhlen, ethel allen, dorothy cleeland, constance clark, mabel bladon, margaret vrachnas, norah cockcroft, aubrey bladon, victoria williams

Annual report of the Braille & Talking Book Library including Minutes of the AGM, Board of Director's Report, President's report and financial statements. Items also included are: the continuing financial underfunding by government, Paul Carter joined Literary Panel of Joyce Nicholson and Barrett Reid for Braille Book of the Year shortlist, property purchased opposite library was sold as expected monies did not come through, David Scott appointed and later resigned as Treasurer, Mike Janes has taken appointment, Fred Gaze resigned, Peter Corrigan and Ron McCallum have joined the Board, appointment of Robert de Graauw to audio production, continued fundraising by Benalla Auxiliary, removal of wait list time for borrowers, and only 16 people receiving Clarke & Smith books since movement towards cassette.1 volume of text and illustrationsannual report, braille and talking book library, marion halligan, john cockayne, beverley dunn, jan smark, paul korsten, khai la, helen hall, martha hills, anne reilly, maria cafici, patricia convery, don schauder, naomi orr, vyvette baptist, charmaine chan, david harding, deneille sutton, meike mellars, susan staggard, robert de graauw, mike janes, fred gaze, ron mccallum

Book has no dustjacket, is bound with dull red book cloth and has gold text on the cover and spinenon-fictionwwi, ww1, world war one, australian nurses, egypt