The 10th AGM of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV) was held at the College of Nursing, Australia, on the 1st of August, 1978. In this photo, Executive member, Elsemaree Baxter, addresses members of the Association from the podium during the event.B&W photo of a woman standing at a podium, speaking. The podium is built into a large wooden desk.[on photo, in blue ink] Elsemarie Baxter - Exec memberrheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, 10th agm, elsemaree baxter, executive member, news review, college of nursing australia

On the 28th & 29th of July, 1978, a second "Living with Arthritis - Aids to Daily Living" exhibition was held at the Peter Fraser Memorial Hall in Barkly St, Footscray. The exhibition, (the first of which had been held at Brighton's St Andrew's Parish Hall in May), was an educational and fundraising event in support of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV). A fashion parade was one of the activities offered as part of the event. In this photo, four women model a range of outfits from Fred's of Yarraville which are easy to put on, comfortable to wear, and easy to care for. Standing on the stage next to them is the MC, Joan Watson. This photo appears on page 5 of the Vol 10, September 1978 issue of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria's quarterly newsletter, News Review. It accompanies an article titled, "Parade and displays at Footscray", and sub-titled "Fashion Parade". The fashion parade was held on both days of the exhibition.B&W photo of five women standing on the floor in front of a stage. The first four women are standing together in a row, while the fifth woman, on the far right, is speaking into a microphone on a floor stand. There is a row of chairs behind them. In the background, four wooden benches are stacked close to one another on the stage. In the foreground, there are two seated audience members who have been Photographed from behind.[in black ink] Footscray Exhibition, parade of fashions for arthritics! 1978 [in light blue ink] Models Laura Clarke, [in black ink] Marj. Colliver, Bette Anderson & Rita Uren with compere Joan Watsonrheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, living with arthritis, aids to daily living, art and craft, exhibition, fundraising, fashion parade, laura clarke, marj colliver, bette anderson, rita uren, joan watson, news review, 1978

On the 28th & 29th of July, 1978, a second "Living with Arthritis - Aids to Daily Living" exhibition was held at the Peter Fraser Memorial Hall in Barkly St, Footscray. The exhibition, (the first of which had been held at Brighton's St Andrew's Parish Hall in May), was an educational and fundraising event in support of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV). In this photo, Mr David Butler, physiotherapist at Western and General Hospital, addresses the audience at the exhibition. Seated behind him is Dr Leslie Koadlow (partially obscured). A severely cropped version of this photo appears on page 4 of the Vol 10, September 1978 edition of RAAV's quarterly newsletter, News Review. It is captioned: "Mr David Butler, Physiotherapist from Western & General Hospital. Photo - Elsmaree & Ben Baxter."B&W photo of a man standing on the floor in front of a stage. He is speaking into a microphone on a stand. He is wearing eye glasses, and a checked jacket over a shirt and trousers. Behind him, there are two people (partially obscured) sitting on chairs. One of them is smiling broadly while turning his head to the side towards the other person. He is wearing a corduroy jacket and trousers. In the background, there are some wooden benches stacked close to one another on the stage.[Handwritten in pencil] Footscray Exhibition, 1978 [Handwritten in pale blue ink] Page 4 [circled] Mr. David Butler [Handwritten in black ink] physio, Western & General Hospitalrheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, living with arthritis, aids to daily living, art and craft, exhibition, fundraising, panel discussion, david butler, physiotherapist, news review, 1978

On the 28th & 29th of July, 1978, a second "Living with Arthritis - Aids to Daily Living" exhibition was held at the Peter Fraser Memorial Hall in Barkly St, Footscray. The exhibition, (the first of which had been held at Brighton's St Andrew's Parish Hall in May), was an educational and fundraising event in support of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV). In this photo, Dr Leslie Koadlow addresses the audience at the exhibition. A cropped version of this photo appears on page 4 of the Vol 10, September 1978 edition of RAAV's quarterly newsletter, News Review. It is captioned: "Dr. L. Koadlow speaking at Footscray. Photo - Elsmaree & Ben Baxter." The photo accompanies an article titled, "Congratulations Essendon and Williamstown", in which the members of these respective self-help groups were congratulated for maintaining the information desks and display stalls at the Living with Arthritis - Aids to Daily Living Exhibition in Footscray. The article states that the exhibition was held at the Peter Frazer Hall - which probably refers to the Peter Fraser Memorial Hall in Barkly St, Footscray. The event included panel discussions, a fashion parade, various demonstrations and displays - see a second article on page 5 of the same edition of the newsletter, titled "PARADE DISPLAYS AT FOOTSCRAY".B&W photo of a man standing on the floor in front of a stage. He is speaking into a microphone on a stand. He is wearing a corduroy jacket and trousers. Behind him, there are two other people (partially obscured) sitting on chairs. In the background, there are some wooden benches stacked close to one another on the stage.[Handwritten in pencil] Footscray Exhibition, 1978 [Handwritten in pale blue ink] Page 4 [circled] Dr. L. Koadlow [On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in black ink] RAAV News Review Vol. 10: September 1978 Speaking at Footscray congratulating members of Essendon & Williamstown Groups for manning info. stallsrheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, living with arthritis, aids to daily living, art and craft, exhibition, fundraising, panel discussion, dr leslie koadlow, rheumatologist, news review, 1978