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Administrative record - Text, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind annual report 1977-1978, 1977-1978

  • Woman walking with long cane in front of St Kilda Road building

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  • List of Main Office Bearers, including consulting medical staff and Patrons

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  • Portrait of E.J. Hanlon and President's report

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  • Overview of children's service and images of children eating, drinking, crawling and touching a wooden mobile

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  • Overview of children's service and images of children playing with toys, sand and holding hands

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  • Overview of educational services and images of students using a talking book machine

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  • Overview of educational services and images of students in the classroom and in the pool, and portrait of Matron Esme Dunell.

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  • Overview of rehabilitation services provided and images of people learning typing, sewing and reading Braille

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  • Images of a young man guided using his cane up the stairs, a women skiing, people playing swish and cooking

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  • Images of people in the nursery at Raleigh St, operating a press, an assembly line and packaging bottles

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  • Overview of employment services and images of people operating pipe cutter, repairing electrical equipment and typing in an office.

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  • Overview of vocational development and images of people undertaking switchboard, electrical wiring and woodwork

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  • Overview of welfare services and images of people listening to talking books, adjusting tape duplicators and crafting in a group

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  • Crowds at Carols by Candlelight

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  • Carols images: a family singing, buying candles, John Farnham on stage, a baby feeding by candlelight, a child with candles and a performer on stage.

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  • Auxiliaries and finance update with images of people transcribing Braille and Harry Draffin presenting a cheque to E. Peterson and another

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  • Update on public relations and images of displays in a library and Royal Melbourne show, and crowd at Springvale Regional Conference

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  • Overview of services and facilities with images of children in the pool and at Burwood School

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  • Form of bequest with image of child being assisted to touch a labrador

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  • View of stage from the crowd during the 1977 Carols by Candlelight performance

    Untitled image

  • Woman walking with long cane in front of St Kilda Road building
  • List of Main Office Bearers, including consulting medical staff and Patrons
  • Portrait of E.J. Hanlon and President's report
  • Overview of children's service and images of children eating, drinking, crawling and touching a wooden mobile
  • Overview of children's service and images of children playing with toys, sand and holding hands
  • Overview of educational services and images of students using a talking book machine
  • Overview of educational services and images of students in the classroom and in the pool, and portrait of Matron Esme Dunell.
  • Overview of rehabilitation services provided and images of people learning typing, sewing and reading Braille
  • Images of a young man guided using his cane up the stairs, a women skiing, people playing swish and cooking
  • Images of people in the nursery at Raleigh St, operating a press, an assembly line and packaging bottles
  • Overview of employment services and images of people operating pipe cutter, repairing electrical equipment and typing in an office.
  • Overview of vocational development and images of people undertaking switchboard, electrical wiring and woodwork
  • Overview of welfare services and images of people listening to talking books, adjusting tape duplicators and crafting in a group
  • Crowds at Carols by Candlelight
  • Carols images: a family singing, buying candles, John Farnham on stage, a baby feeding by candlelight, a child with candles and a performer on stage.
  • Auxiliaries and finance update with images of people transcribing Braille and Harry Draffin presenting a cheque to E. Peterson and another
  • Update on public relations and images of displays in a library and Royal Melbourne show, and crowd at Springvale Regional Conference
  • Overview of services and facilities with images of children in the pool and at Burwood School
  • Form of bequest with image of child being assisted to touch a labrador
  • View of stage from the crowd during the 1977 Carols by Candlelight performance

Administrative record (Series), Royal Victorian Insitute for the Blind Annual Reports, 1892

Historical information

Articles in annual report include: the retirement of Mrs Esme Dunell MBE - former matron (nurse) of the nursery worked since 1960, 1971 she was awarded Churchill fellowship to investigate work for blind child in other countries, supporting the Anti Rubella Crusade, Margaret Fialides staff member awarded Churchill Fellowship study tour of major libraries and production centres for talking books in Europe, UK and USA, occupational centre in Raleigh Street keeps 36 people employed, establishment of a Vocational Development department, purchase of high-speed duplicators for the library, and the RVIB stand at Royal Melbourne show won 1st prize in their section.

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1 volume of text and illustrations

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