Letter, Inventory of Furniture (Holmbush)

Historical information

Documents relating to Holmbush 1267 Burke Road (corner of Burke Rd and Stokes Ave).
00375.1 Appears to be notes of a meeting with 4 main action points.
1. Offer Thompson list price for furniture. 2. Sewerage work needs to be done now. 3. Number of beds required and to approach Henry Palmer (see separate item). 4. re McVilly -obscure reference.
00375.2 "Inventory of Furniture etc." with prices (currently in the house, for purchase from W.G.Thompson). Broken down room by room. Included items such as curtains, vacuum cleaner, roller for the tennis court and a stepladder.
00375.3 "Schedule of Equipment" with numbers required to be acquired. Notes in pencil alongside some items.

Significance

A record of prices and quantities of furniture and items required for the first hostel established by Legacy in 1943.

Physical description

00375.1 White quarto copy paper, handwritten notes in pencil, two hole punched.
00375.2 White foolscap paper, black type, two hole punched.
00375.3 White foolscap paper, black type, two hole punched.

Inscriptions & markings

00375.1 Numbered items of actions required.
00375.2 Pencil marks and numbers tallying costs
00375.3 Tick marks and notes in pencil alongside some items

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