Articles in the annual report include: thanks to artists who performed at the AGM: Nita Bowman (soprano), F Wolfenden (baritone) and accompanist Gordon Lavers, how the closure of the Basket department led to their redeployment in outside the Institution and the employment of others, the need to extend the Haven, the passing of transcriber G W Card through illness, the support Roy Kippax has given blinded soldiers in psychological as well as education, thanks to Goodie Reeve and her 'Glow Worm' sessions, the passing of Senior Vice President J McLeod Bolton whose son will join the Committee, Justice Maxwell being appointed to the position of Vice President, the resignation of Grafton Lees as Secretary and appointment of Alfred E Stephen in the role.1 printed volume with black and white illustrationssydney industrial blind institution, annual report, nita bowman, f wolfenden, gordon lavers, employment, haven hostel, goodie reeve, 2gb, j mcleod bolton, justice maxwell, grafton lees, sir alfred stephen

Articles in the annual report include: a list of professions occupied by blind citizens, 15 blinded soldiers who have worked with Mr Kippax are in full employment including a farmer and a potter, a visit to New Zealand to see a comparable institute has resulted in a valuable resource that will lead to improvements locally, consideration to modernising the William Street building and extending the library and home teaching areas, praise from the Chairman Captain H. Gilbert Nobbs of the NSW War Blinded Welfare Committee attributing success to Roy Kippax and the Braille Library, function held at History House to celebrate the work of voluntary transcribers including H.W. Thompson who had just completed 35 years and was presented with a revolving chair, 360 and 333 lessons were given in Braille reading and writing respectively, with 261 and 15 for Moon reading and typing, purchase of a large house at Woollahra to accommodate over 20 women with the Walter and Eliza Hall Trust providing 1000 pounds towards this and the Women's Auxiliary raising the same for it's purchase, the sixth year of the 'Glow Worm' sessions and due to a change in the National outlook the Marcus Clark Ex-Servicemen's Association has filled in the trenches previously dug for air raids. In the Women's Auxiliary report, which was written later, congratulations were given to the new President Justice Maxwell and sadness at the resignation of Ernest Scott.1 printed volume with black and white illustrationssydney industrial blind institution, annual report, roy kippax, new zealand, buildings, h gilbert nobbs, herbert thompson, helen keller hostel, goodie reeve, 2gb, justice maxwell, ernest scott

Articles in the annual report include: praise for Roy Kippax and A.J. Harris for their work and contribution to the success of the NSW War Blinded Welfare Committee, the response to a letter sent to the incoming Governor-General (the Duke of Gloucester), the compilation of a register of Blind Citizens of NSW, disappointment at not being able to improve or enlarge the property at Woollahra due to unsuccessful requests to the Commonwealth Government, the resignation of Matron Beaver after 8 years at the Haven due to ill health and the appointment of Matron McSwan to the position, continued success of workers in outside employment with only 4 people returning to the Institution, thanks to C H Martin for volunteering to assist in the placement of workers in outside industries, musicales were arranged in the library by Peggy Dunbar and Harold Williams, both a shortage of materials and a power strike has caused the workshop to shut down and workers to be sent home, the manufacture of Ship Fenders was added to our trades with orders from the Royal Australian Navy, Gordon Lavers is undertaking musical instruction at The Haven with two students Sylvia Barnett and Dorothy Falkiner progressing well, the 'Glow Worm' sessions, seeking advice of architects to modernise the William St building, the withdrawal of Ernest Scott as President but continuance on the committee, the appointment of Justice Maxwell as President and the retirement of City Collector W.H. Tuckwell who has worked for the Institution for 53 years.1 printed volume with black and white illustrationssydney industrial blind institution, annual report, roy kippax, a.j. harris, helen keller hostel, emily beaver, ch martin, peggy dunbar, harold williams, employment, sylvia barnett, dorothy falkiner, goodie reeve, 2gb, buildings, ernest scott, justice maxwell, wh tuckwell, auxiliaries

Articles in the annual report include: 123 blind workers continue to be employed, L.M. Pattinson (founder of Soul Pattinson chemist) has donated 500 pounds in memory of his late wife, despite the ravages of war the supplies of embossed literature from London and Edinburgh have been most creditably maintained, due to the shortage of Braille paper it was decided to incorporate the 'Women's Magazine' into 'Boomerang' and this was graciously done by the editors of both, the "Glow Worm" sessions on 2GB continue to prove a success with 26 musicians displaying their talents as well as gaining experience in microphone techniques, the ABC was also kind enough to allocate 30 minutes to blind musicians with 6 of our most talented artists broadcast on 2BL, the first year of combining both Women's hostels at 'The Haven' has allowed an improvement in living conditions whilst maintaining a lower cost, those at the hostel are contributing to the war effort by learning how to spin wool from fleece and to knit large sea-boots used by the Navy in the north sea as overseen by Matron Beaver who learned this at the CWA, the Annual Picnic at Clifton Gardens was held although marred by an accident to one of the blind, the A. Consett Stephen Cup was won by Jim Collins, sending good wishes to those serving with the AIF: E. A. Scott, J. McLeod Bolton, Sir Benjamin Fuller, G.S.E. Lees, Dr B.P. Anderson Stuart, H.J. Meeks, Dr J.A. L. Wallace, H.W. Thompson, A.E. Stephen, P.A. Cohen, W.J. Coogan, L. Consett Stephen, Justice Maxwell, A.W.M. d'Apice, C.T. Clark and Ron Berry in the RAAF.1 printed booklet with illustrations in bound volumesydney industrial blind institution, annual report, l.m. pattinson, library, goodie reeve, abc radio, haven hostel, jim collins, ernest scott, j mcleod bolton, benjamin fuller, b anderson stuart, h j meeks, j a wallace, herbert thompson, a.e. stephen, p a cohen, w j coogan, l consett stephen, justice maxwell, a w m d'apice, c t calrk, ron berry, 2gb, grafton lees

Articles in the annual report include: the RNIB approving the use of Clarke and Smith talking book players, appointment of Margaret Green as a social worker at Victor Maxwell House, the passing of Polly Thompson who visited the Society in 1949 with Helen Keller, the election of Justice Maxwell as the Chairman and re-appointment of Ken Bunn as Secretary to the Australian National Council for the Blind, the demolishing of 'Heathfield' due to disrepair and possible use as a Youth Hostel or Adjustment Centre for people who are newly blind, the opening of the Light House as a home for Aged Blind Women by NSW Governor Sir Eric Woodward, appointment of Freida Goon as manager of the Light House, update on Alexis Albert House, continued impact on decreased sales of workshop products, high demand for musicians trained or supported by the Society, music and singing lessons with Gordon Lavers, success of monthly concerts given at the Hall by various musicians, introduction of judo lessons, the cricket team led by Barry Ward played matches against the Queensland Blind Cricket Team at Wylie Park, indoor bowling clubs enjoyed both social and competitive matches with many members also joining the Balmain Blind Bowling Combination, the prized addition of a Braille duplicator to the library, listing of Transcribers, Pupil Subscribers (Transcribers), Voluntary Braille Instructors, Voluntary Car Drivers and Library Workers, Newcastle and Hunter River chairman W.M. Cannington joining the Committee, a list of Prize Winners for the 1959 Royal Agricultural Show in the Handicrafts Section, the work undertaken by the fundraising auxiliaries including the Black and White Committee, the 2UW Blind Appeal and the 21st Birthday of the 'Glow Worm' radio show on 2GB.1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, annual report, victor maxwell kindergarten, justice maxwell, helen keller hostel, library, braille writers association of new south wales, 2uw, goodie reeve, black and white committee, cricket, nsw blind cricket, nsw blind bowling club, william street blind women's bowling club, polly thompson, margaret green, ken bunn, australian national council of and for the blind, light house home, alexis albert hostel, gordon lavers, balmain blind bowling combination, w. cannington, 2gb, major general paul cullen, herbert thompson, h.f. benning, c d darvall, e t herford, phyllis burke, k. g hunter-kerr, freida goon, barry ward, sir eric woodward, hrh princess alexandra of kent, roy kippax, b button, w dunn, c j delaney, n allen, matron scott, marno parsons, charles jobson, billie sinclair, c green, john o'connor, donald debus, george herrmann, joyce herrmann, bert hussey, neville smart, john irvine, jacky myers, percy warner, frank lindburg, sir james bissett, c.r. rae, hal hennessey, w.a. davis, d ferrier, reginald camp, l maurer, joyce grenfell, googie withers, alexis albert, l hynes, phyllis shillito, bruce macleay, n kinnaird, billy matthews

Articles in the annual report include: the coming opening of the Alexis Albert Hostel for Aged Blind Men in Culdees Road, a property purchased in Burwood Road for Aged Women and Couples, a list of prize winners at the Royal Easter Show for various handicrafts by people who have learned their skill from the Occupational Therapy department, continued output of mats, baskets, brooms and matting in workshops requires demand by conscious consumers, appeal to employ skilled blind people in various industries as switchboard operators, piano tuners, stenographers, etc., aim to create a Youth Hostel due demand, best known of the Society's activities the library continues to provides reading material in Braille and Moon as well as Talking Books, awareness that gramophone discs are no longer being made and investigating the alternatives including tape recorders, regular musical concerts are held in the Society's hall and some musicians compete in the blind category and open category sections in the City of Sydney Eisteddfod, the outpatients clinic continues to provide regular and continuing treatment, families of children at the Victor Maxwell House are encouraged to visit the nursery, take their children home for holidays and weekends or each night - as considered the most beneficial by the Panel, work has begun on a new centre in Newcastle, social cricket matches and usually a bi-annual trip to Brisbane keep the NSW Blind Cricket and Athletics Club in shape, the NSW Blind Bowling Club play both indoor and outdoor bowls with the Balmain Bowling Club helping to organise trips to various clubs, the William Street Womens Bowlers Club invited 4 members from each club to play on the green at Five Dock, next year they intend to organise a similar indoor competition, the Victor Maxwell Nursery benefited greatly from the 2UW Blind Appeal for Blind Babies, Helen Keller Annual Fete, Blind Artists Concert with special guest artists who volunteer their time, thank you to Nellie Sweeney for training the Waimea Singers (Helen Keller hostel choir), '1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, annual report, victor maxwell kindergarten, helen keller hostel, alexis albert hostel, employment, black and white committee, cricket, bowling, william street blind women's bowling club, goodie reeve, fundraising, blind musicians, nellie sweeney, waimea singers, justice maxwell, wilfred reed, david hornibrook, richard underwood, rotary club of burwood

Articles in the annual report include: a brief history of the organisation on it's 80th anniversary, resignation of Herbert Thompson who had provided over 50 years of voluntary service in the library, Braille teacher and Council member with a plaque commemorating him in the Library, the addition of Reverend Noel McCaw on the Council as Mr Thompson's replacement and A.F. Albert's appointment as Vice President, the unexpected demolition of 'Heathfield; in Woollahra due to it's condition and a rethinking of strategy given the demand for a kindergarten in the western suburbs, intention to rebuild the lower hall in William St to accommodate studios, offices, repair and storage facilities to satisfy the growing demand for tapes, outline of the Blind Book Society and how it became an auxiliary to the Society so that the assets and goodwill of the BBS were transferred to the RBS, support for this action by Frank Clune and other authors, transcription work done by the Braille Writers Association of NSW includes Leaving Certificate exams, knitting patterns, recipes and musical compositions, references to the change in talking book machines and teachers checking transcribers work to ensure mild censorship does not occur, two examples of how the support can change the life of a blind person, the assembling of a giant flower basket (10 x 15 feet) for the Town Hall Float in the Waratah Festival which was filled with 25,000 sweet peas and a bow of 6 foot wide satin - sadly the truck carrying this would not start and the float was not seen, dropping of sales due to plastic goods and imported products, 17 First Prizes and 12 Second Prizes in various handicrafts at the Royal Easter Show, the work of Margaret Green in providing services to blind children across the state, a visit by world-famous blind pianist George Shearing, pictures of the opening of the "Light House" home for Aged Blind Women and the Alexis Albert Hostel for Aged Blind Men, renovations have occurred at the Helen Keller Hostel and drama and singing classes are held as well as the local choir Waimea Singers directed by Nellie Sweeney, cricketer Ken Curtis took a hat trick - the first in Australian blind cricket history - in the third match between NSW and Victoria at Kooyong in December 1960, three musicians (Julian Lee, Percy Roberts and George Herrmann) were in contact with pianist Percy Shearing before his television appearance, drama classes provided by Irene Alexander have been well attended with some students giving dramatic presentations on radio stations, monthly musical concerts continue to be held in the Society's hall, the continued success of the Black and White Ball, the huge success of the 2UW Blind Appeal providing much needed funds, the addition of the Silver Lighthouse to the group of Auxiliaries, the passing of E K Gordon who was a Foundation Member of the Committee as well as roles with the Newcastle branch and Nursery for Blind Babies, the ACT Liaison Group obtained free passes for bus services within the Territory, the 'Glow Worm' sessions ended in its 21st year on 2GB with Goodie Reeve now reading news excerpts and Betty Hatherley's session on 2UW have been replaced by recorded announcements.1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, annual report, justice maxwell, paul cullen, h.f. benning, herbert thompson, c d darvall, ken bunn, e t herford, roy kippax, k. g hunter-kerr, phyllis bourke, w.a. davis, alexis albert, noel mccaw, buildings, talking books, blind book library, kenneth bruce, frank clune, dame mary gilmore, roy young, braille writers association of new south wales, transcription, t brockhoff, zita ainsworth, l farrell, a faulks, percy cooper, m duncan, dorothy juleff, margaret green, victor maxwell kindergarten, light house home, alexis albert hostel, helen keller hostel, waimea singers, nellie sweeney, ken curtis, cricket, julian lee, percy roberts, george herrmann, irene alexander, maurice chevalier, nola dekyvere, betty hatherley, l c haynes, fundraising, l atkins, l a maurer, j lamond, j wishart, jill hamer, w. cannington, e k gordon, j blair, b macleay, lions club of mayfield, lions club of sydney, lions club of burwood, apex, lions club of bondi, n g wilson, j v brickwood, goodie reeve, 2uw, 2gb

Articles in the annual report include: the official opening of the Victor Maxwell nursery by the Governor General, the continued need for more accommodation at the Helen Keller hostel and one for males, texts brailled for first year students at the University of Sydney, four long term prisoners continue to transcribe books, the election of Mrs Ringland to replace Foundation President Roy Kippax, the decision to employ a fully qualified Kindergarten Teacher at the nursery, the work undertaken by the Northern Branch in Newcastle, the availability of several newly qualified switchboard operators tutored by E Teulan, inaugural section for the blind in the Handicrafts Section at the Royal Agricultural Show, monthly concerts held in the hall, another successful 2UW Blind Appeal was held on Sunday 6th June, the Black and White Ball was again the outstanding social event of the season, broadcasting of the 'Glow Worm' sessions on 2GB, appointment of a Special Representative (F.G. Garden) to publicise the work of the Society to country areas, the ability for blind citizens to attend the Royal Progress of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh upon their arrival in Sydney - including donation of equipment to broadcast a description of the event to those within the enclosure, in addition the Society were also able to erect a stand in front of the William Street premises and sold seating to the general public for the event, NSW Blind Cricket and Athletic Club continue to pay local and further afield including the Interstate Blind Cricket Carnival at Wiley Park, the establishment of two blind bowling clubs, and the passing of committee member A.W.M d'Apice who served for 14 years.1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, annual report, victor maxwell kindergarten, justice maxwell, sir john northcott, helen keller hostel, library, parramatta gaol, braille writers association of new south wales, e teulan, 2uw, goodie reeve, black and white committee, f g garden, queen elizabeth ii, duke of edinburgh, cricket, nsw blind cricket, nsw blind bowling club, nsw blind women's bowling club, a w m d'apice, dorothy falkiner

Articles in the annual report include: the death of Vice-Patron Justice Maxwell, rising costs, reduced subsidies, first ever statewide 'Door Knock' appeal conducted, 15 Day Centres now running, Occupational Therapy student unit established, play group and toy library established at Enfield, decision to conduct regular Art Unions, belief that some income should be forthcoming from disposal of Woolahra (Helen Keller hostel), the Barbara Rutherford Memorial established by her parents to award winners of the first nation wide Braille reading competition and decision to make this a bi-annual event, Max Nisbett organised this year's RBS Literary contest with a new section added for plays, a photo of the RBS Staff band, and success of three athletes (Szelko Mikulic, James Whitney and Michael Simpson) at the FESPIC games.1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, corporation records, sir eric willis, alexis albert, jack chamberlain, c roworth, lady albert, jenny ziviani, mitchell manufacturing, mitchell street theatre, william street blind women's bowling club, max nisbett, szelko mikulic, james whitney, michael simpson, terry kenaghan, ross miller, keith wakeling, john ebzery, ian oldfield, tom sullivan, graham laurence, graeme innes

The original copy of this document was donated to S&DHS by Lynee O'Brien on the 4/12/2024My Diary and newsletter of Deer Park History written by Harold M OBrien Justice of the Peace No 8755 16 Atkinson Street Ballan Victoria 3342walter "wally" james o'brien, deer park, history