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Administrative record - Text, Braille Writers Association of New South Wales: annual report year ending December 31, 1954, 1955
... Annual report outlining the achievements of the Braille Writers Association of N.S.W. including a special foreword by Patron A V Maxwell, the retirement of Roy Kippax as President and election of Gwen Ringland as President, the presentation of certificates of recently qualified members, transcription of public exams, the growing popularity of Stainsby machines and the difficulties in finding someone who will service them when they require fixing, with no Australian based agents they are required to be sent overseas and an appeal was made to Qantas Empire Airways asking for reduced air freight could be applied - this was not possible due to international regulations but made a donation to cover the freight cost of 1 machine, the list of authors of contributed articles to 'Boomerang' magazine, Eisteddfod Braille reading contests, Paramatta gaol transcribers and book binders and a list of books transcribed by transcriber and number of volumes....Annual report outlining the achievements of the Braille Writers Association of N.S.W. including a special foreword by Patron A V Maxwell, the retirement of Roy Kippax as President and election of Gwen Ringland as President, the presentation of certificates of recently qualified members, transcription of public exams, the growing popularity of Stainsby machines and the difficulties in finding someone who will service them when they require fixing, with no Australian based agents they are required to be sent overseas and an appeal was made to Qantas Empire Airways asking for reduced air freight could be applied - this was not possible due to international regulations but made a donation to cover the freight cost of 1 machine, the list of authors of contributed articles to 'Boomerang' magazine, Eisteddfod Braille reading contests, Paramatta gaol transcribers and book binders and a list of books transcribed by transcriber and number of volumes. ...
Annual report outlining the achievements of the Braille Writers Association of N.S.W. including a special foreword by Patron A V Maxwell, the retirement of Roy Kippax as President and election of Gwen Ringland as President, the presentation of certificates of recently qualified members, transcription of public exams, the growing popularity of Stainsby machines and the difficulties in finding someone who will service them when they require fixing, with no Australian based agents they are required to be sent overseas and an appeal was made to Qantas Empire Airways asking for reduced air freight could be applied - this was not possible due to international regulations but made a donation to cover the freight cost of 1 machine, the list of authors of contributed articles to 'Boomerang' magazine, Eisteddfod Braille reading contests, Paramatta gaol transcribers and book binders and a list of books transcribed by transcriber and number of volumes.1 printed volume with photographsbraille writers association of new south wales, annual report, roy kippax, gwen ringland, qantas empire airways, braille equipment, parramatta gaol
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