Album - Scrapbook, Press Clippings 1960, 1960

Historical information

Album of press clippings the relate to Melbourne Legacy in 1960. The items were cut from the newspaper and pasted into a scrap book with brown pages. For many years Legacy kept scrap books of press clippings that related to their work and publicity.
Includes Junior legatee outings such as operation float, and looking after widows in operation firewood. Plus a guest speaker Sir Macfarlane Burnet visited Legacy. Actress and opera singer June Bronhill visited Legacy girls classes when proceeds from the premiere of The Merry Widow was donated to Legacy. Also the Governor of Victoria at the Government House Christmas party 1960
Not all pages have been scanned but some are listed from 02077 to 02088.

Significance

A record of the articles that were published in the press in 1960.

Physical description

Brown cardboard album with brown pages with newspaper articles pasted on them.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten in black texta on cover '21' as part of an old archive numbering system.

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