Historical information
This album of Comradeship activities was compiled by Legatee Fred Holdsworth. It contains photographs, newspaper cuttings and ephemera relating to various “Comradeship” activities (social gatherings) held throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. Items included various events legatees participated in.
First few pages had photos from a gathering at Cruden Farm on 15 May 1977. Cruden Farm was owned by Elisabeth Murdoch, the mother-in-law of Legatee Geoff Handbury. It appears there was a kite flying contest. Names are not listed.
Three photos were from Queensland where Legatee Wal Escott had retired at Mundoona apartments, Noosa Heads, one photo shows him with Lorna Grimwade on 6/10/1979.
There is a black and white photo of Max Armstrong, Rex Hall, Harry Burton, Warren Hardy riding horses in the Anzac Day march. The year is not known but an accompanying newspaper article mentions that they had been riding every year for 13 years on horses loaned by the police mounted branch. The newspaper clipping shows another photo of the four.
A photo of seven legatees including David Carter were at the Numurkah Annual meeting in 1978.
There are 8 photos of a gathering of Legatees and their wives at Stanhope in 1979. A photo of a Christmas party at Chaucers in 1979 was missing from the page, it has shown Choirmaster Reg Thomson and Choristers; Rob Allison, Bruce Hall, Les Patch, Bill Seager, David Syme and Ron Austin; with the M.C. being Fred Holdsworth.
There was a trip to a trout farm in Alexandra Yea area in February 1978.
At a comradeship evening there a photos showed the Comradeship committee of Harold Berg, John Cooper and Fred Holdsworth.
Also photos from Anzac Night in 1980 and 1981. Plus other gathering at people's homes.
A black and white photo of men in formal black tie, is from a night at the Windsor Hotel to farewell Sit Thomas White to become Australia's High Commissioner in London. Left to right are Sir Archie Michaelis, Sir John Latham, Sir Thomas White, Lt Col Donovan Joynt and Sir Stanley Savige.
At the 1981 comradeship Christmas party, the held a 'this is your life' tribute to President Ken Green.
Significance
The Comradeship photo album was put together by the Comradeship committee and records events that Legatees did and places they lived or visited. Some appear to be trips to visit other Legatees living overseas and social occasions held in different places. It shows the bond that Legatees have with each other.
Physical description
Brown vinyl photo album. The front cover is embellished with a double gold border. The album contains thirty pages bearing both colour and black and white photographs as well as newspaper clippings from various “Comradeship” events during the 1970s and 1980s.
Inscriptions & markings
Inside cover - “A record of Comradeship activities / Fred Holdsworth” ?
First page - “AT CRUDEN PARK / 15 May 1977”
Third page - “CHAMP THE KITE MAN”
Fourth page - “THE SHRINE 1977” / “THE CHAMP” / “REX”
Fifth page - “Lorna Grimwade/ + Wal Escott/ at Noosa Heads, Q. / 6/10/79”
Sixth page - “Max Armstrong, Rex Hall, Harry Burton, Warren Hardy”
Seventh page - “Numurkah Annual 1978” / “ANZAC Night 1973”
Eighth page - “STANHOPE 1979”
Ninth page - “THE CHRISTMAS CHORISTERS at CHAUCERS CANTERBURY 1979.” / “FEARLESS FREDS FAMOUS FOLLIES. CHOIRMASTER. Reg Thomson. CHORISTERS. Rob Allison. Bruce Hall. Les Patch. Bill Seager. David Syme. Ron Austin. / M.C. Fred Holdsworth.”
Tenth page - “ALEXANDRA YEA / ~ / FEBRUARY 1978”
Eleventh page - “COMRADESHIP HIERARCHY 1979 / HAROLD BERG / DEP CHAIRMAN / JOHN COOPER / CHAIRMAN / FRED HOLDSWORTH / TREASURER”
Twelfth page - “ANZAC NIGHT / ~ / 1980”
Eighteenth page - “ANZAC NIGHT - 1981”
Nineteenth page - “ANZAC NIGHT -1981”
Twenty Second - “THIS IS YOUR LIFE / 1981 comradeship/ christmas party”
