An overview of activities and achievements during the past financial year. Articles in annual report include: increased funding from state government, possibility of sustained funding in providing a public library service, success of low vision clinic and need to increase opening times to accommodate demand, decision to move to standard cassette, change in direction by providing support for children to stay in family unit and community kindergartens rather than placement in a separate kindergarten program or residential care, introduction of Closed Circuit TVs into the workshop, winning a 2 year contract with Australia Post to provide bicycles and an order from Dubbo Zoo for family cycles and tandems, formation of RPH with a trial broadcast and radio license application made, the success of the 2UW-Lions Club Appeal, and the Society held it's first Open Day.1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, corporation records, fundraising, education, mitchell manufacturing, rph, alexis albert, paul cullen, h.f. benning, john simon, norman healey, black and white committee, lions club, keith kent, graeme bradshaw, graeme innes, des lean-fore, graham coulton, nona skinner, william street blind women's bowling club

Articles in the annual report include: the expenses incurred due to increased client numbers and wages rises, the need and inability to sell the Woollahra (Helen Keller hostel) site, the success of the fledging Reference Library seen as a model for other organisations, Matron Scott (Victor Maxwell nursery) received an M.B.E., plans to develop 3 more day centres to add to the five already operating, operations undertaken in the workshop, continued demand for places at Alexis Albert and Lighthouse hostels, recognition through the renaming of 2UW Blind Appeal to the 2UW Lions Blind Appeal which has been run since 1952, blind bowlers looking forward to being on the green at Enfield, Cricket club looking forward to when tip in Mitchell St is filled in so that it can be made into a home ground, and the collaborative relationship had with other blindness related organisations.1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, corporation records, john l waddy, alexis albert, mary lidbury, sandy robertson kindergarten, victor maxwell kindergarten, june gollan, max nisbett, terry kenaghan, h.f. benning, gillian bunning, hugh hay, leith myerson, william street blind women's bowling club, lawrence mccredie, edward (ted) hanlon, kerrie donovan, balmain blind bowling combination