Historical information

The constitution states that the object of the Society is to relieve the wants of the poor -especially women and children- by suppyling them with clothing ,boots, food, fuel and other necessaries. The members of the Society to be councillors wives and representatives of Religious organisations.The President shall be the Mayoress. the positions of Treasurer and Secretary shall be Honorary. Mrs. McCaskill , whose husband was a Councillor at that time was the first President, a position she held for many years.
There were 32 Ladies Benevolent Societies in the metropolitan area at this time. By the early 2000s there only a few left and Ringwood was one of the last to close about 2008 when it was absorbed into the Citizen's Advice Bureau.

Physical description

Various typed and hand written documents relating to the Ringwood Ladies Benevolent Society formed in 1929.
1- Constitution and Rules.
2- First Annual Report dated 1930.
3- Financial report submitted to The Charities Board of Victoria.
4- Receipts and expenditure for year ending 30th June 1930.
5- List of Societies affiliated with the Central Council of Victorian Ladies' Benevolent Societies.
6- Notification of first Annual Meeting of the Society in 1930.
7- Miscellaneous documents and newspaper clipping relating to the Ringwood Ladies Benevolent Society.