Historical information

This is a photocopy of a book, the original is no longer available. It contains lists of guest speakers at Legacy functions, and the date they spoke and some comments about what they spoke on or how good they were. The dates are from 1926 to the 1980s. Guest speakers include Lord Baden Powell, (founder of the boy scouts movement), Sir Henry Bolte (Premier of Victoria), Sir Edward Dunlop (Burma Railway Fame), Patsy Adam - Smith (Author) to name a few. The list also notes the speakers title, honours/awards/qualifications, subject matter, date.
Legatees met regularly and had guest speakers to entertain and inform on different subjects at their Tuesday Luncheons. This document was from a file of information about guest speakers (see also 00812-00822 and 00829-00837). The Programme Committee was responsible for organising the speakers. TBC when the document is fully scanned

Significance

A record that the speakers at Legacy functions were from very different walks of life and the subects spoken on were many and varied from 1926 until 1979.

Physical description

Photocopy of a register book that contains a handwritten list of speaker by surname in alphabetical sections.

Inscriptions & markings

Title hand written in green felt tipped pen. #8 written and underlined in black biro.