Historical information

00355.1 Letter dated 17 March 1943 to National Service Office to advise the appointment of Mr Bert Frank to the position of manager of the Legacy Club Hostel (Holmbush). Also requesting a permit to do so.
00355.2 Letter dated 18 March 1943 from the Department of Labour and National Service advising the was no objection to the appointment.
Holmbush was the first hostel for children that Legacy started and operated from April 1943. It was later renamed Blamey House after another hostel called Blamey House was closed.
Melbourne Legacy ran three residences: Blamey House (purchased 1947) , Stanhope (purchased 1945) and Harelands (purchased 1950), to take care of children whose fathers were servicemen, and who may have been left orphans, or whose mother may have been unable to care for them herself. Harelands accommodated boys and girls under the age of 14, Blamey House looked after boys over 14, and Stanhope looked after girls over 14. The children were cared for until they were old enough to become independent.

Significance

Record of the Government's role in appointment of labour during 1943.

Physical description

00355.1 Blue quarto copy paper, black type, two hole punched.
00355.2 White quarto letterhead, black type, two hole punched.

Inscriptions & markings

00355.1 Initialled in blue ink by J Barnes.
00355.2 Signed in black ink by R.W. Drummond, Employment Division, Manpower Directorate of Department of Labour and National Service