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: a rocking chair gifted to Alice McClelland on her 60th year of involvement, retirement of Merle Griffin, 'Please Touch' exhibition at National Gallery of Victoria, creation of the Benalla Studio - funded by the Benalla Auxiliary and able to accommodate 3-4 people in a session, Margaret Ingham appointed Children's Book Specialist, renaming of existing studios to R Graeme Orr Studios (to honour former President), Library Talk commended at Public Relations Awards given by Australian Library Promotions Council, visit by children's television character 'Norm the Kangaroo' who filmed a segment of 'Shirl's Neighbourhood' around the building, thanks for Joyce Nicholson, Barrett Reid and Dr Stephen Murray-Smith as Award Selection Panel for Braille Book of the Year, need for newer building as Commercial Road premises are expensive to heat and light and all available space is occupied, book bounty scheme available for braille and audio books, Louis Braille Productions Ltd set up as a subsidary company, book reading broadcasts by ABC shows will be donated free of charge, inaugural children's catalogue of Braille books produced, resignations of Dr Simon Haskell and David Hume, appointment of Elaine Leahy and Norm Fidge, and death of Maxene Hewitt and establishment of children's book collection known as 'The Maxene Hewett Collection for Children' in her honour. There is also a photograph and staff listing as part of the annual report.1 volume of text and illustrationsbraille & talking book library, hector bathurst, maxene hewitt, alice mcclelland, alison forbes, jan smark, norm the kangaroo, nick gleeson, john poliness, andrew turk, merle griffen, gladys fanning, e.e. haynes, janene morrison, beverley jackson, dianna martin, margaret komen, penny crawford, merrie handbury, shirley robinson, sue hanson, faye donnelly, jane grimwade, jennifer spry, iris whittaker, john cockayne, martin nicol, jan odle, peter sellars, paul korsten, blanche d'alpuget, luu ngac hua, sir brian murray, warren horton, robert miller, sydney alderson

Black and white photograph - Grade 6, 1983."Attached to photograph" Back Row- L to R: Steven Harris, Sofita Tanalii, Mary Ellis, Deanna Dinic, Robert Neave, Chris McEwan, Natania (?), Michelle (?), Mathew Rooks, Dean Mavroudis. 2nd Row- L to R: Mark McDougall, Des Rowley, Melissa Beard, Kelly Wynne, Christine (?), Cindy Pitman, Talitha Crawford, Nicole Yendle, Mark Ulrich, Anthony Day. Front Row- L to R: Bridget Watkins, Tina Gould, Penny Billingsley, Frances (?), Kylie Beath, Narelle Whiteley, Frances Berlingeri, Sharyn Paspa, Pauline Eldridge, Pauline Kane. Teacher: Mrs M.Irvine

15 x receipts dated between 6 May 1889 and 11 Dec 1889 with green 1 penny duty stamp attached. Names on receipts: Messrs Le--can and Davies, Messrs Connelly & Tatchell, Mrs Hocking, J W Rymer, Duncan, McPherson, James Armstrong, Delbridge Osborne &Co, McCullock, Welbridge,Grylls, Luxton, Crawford, Jas McCarthy,H Veill, Burton, Samuel Lazarus, D B Lazarus, Delaney, P E Arnfield, J Clark, Holliday, Merron, Weller, Wise, Neill, John Tamlyn, McIvor, Wm Moylan, W H Curnow,Molloy, Stephenson, Richardson, V Hogan, Brown, Building Society, Eadie, Crabbe, Cohen, Kirby. Receipts have decorative edge along the left side, shading where the amount is written in figures and decoration around Received.business, legal, connelly & tatchell, connelly & tatchell collection: returned letters