Historical information

Early examples of Melbourne Legacy Club newsletters, covering the activities of Melbourne Legacy Widows' Club. Information includes a notice from the Chairman of the Widows' Committee, dates of meetings, possible day trips and theatre outings, and cruises. The ladies were welcome to attend card afternoons, indoor bowls competitions, outings and tours.
The newsletters are published five times a year (January, May, July, September, November). These editions are from 1978, 1979 and 1980. The November 1977 edition mentions it was the 106th edition, the first edition was in 1960, previously there had been a quarterly magazine but the distribution was limited, they changed to a 4 page newsletter format to reach more of the widows.
The September 1979 edition includes a photo of Lord Mountbatten when he met Legacy children, in reference to his death. The March 1980 edition mentions that the Widows Club rooms had been refurbished and the key handed over to the Widows Club President Mrs Ina Kearney - it was a momentous event since there was a membership of over 13,000 widows. A photo of this event is at 00410.
The newsletter was priced at 2c a copy. The price of theatre tickets were $3.
The full copy of January 1976 has been added to show the usual layout. Other editions haven't been scanned.

Significance

The newsletters bring to life the activities provided for the widows and the work of Melbourne Legacy in the early years.

Physical description

Black typed printed newsletter x 29 editions from 1978 to 1980, No 107 to 124, each edition 4 foolscap pages.