Historical information

The Merle Bush Trefoil Guild was registered in Bendigo on 18/06/1981.The decision to disband the Merle Bush Trefoil Guild was made at a General Meeting on 17/02/2016. The group agreed to continue as the Merle Bush Friendship Group.
The Australian Trefoil Guilds connect women who are either actively involved in Girl Guiding or have a history with Girl Guiding. The purpose of a Trefoil Guild is to keep alive the spirit of the Promise and Law, carry this spirit into the community and to give support Guiding.

Physical description

Blue vinyl covered four ring binder containing photographs of activities of the Merle Bush Trefoil Guild. The photographs are mounted (glued) on to buff coloured card from manilla folders cut in half. 61 pp with hand written numbers in top RH corner. Pages 25 and 26 Missing.
The first page has an "Appreciation Certificate Awarded to the Merle Bush Trefoil Guild for Participation in Project Branchout. Presented by The Girl Guides association of Victoria.
Date 25-7-87.
The pages have handwritten annotations of names of people in the photographs.
Includes
Region Conference East Loddon 25/08/89,
7th National Gathering Stawell Tops 1985,
8th National gathering Monash university 1988
Tour of Government House Day 16th December 1989
Brittania Park labour Day Weekend 1990
A.G.M. 5th May 1990
Region Reunion Day Cohuna 19th August 1990
RR Day North Central Region
10th A.G.M. 4th May 1991
Reaffirmation of Promise 2/7/91 Gwen Derby and Fay Osborn
The Chalet, Brittania Park, March Long weekend 1992
24 Hour Gathering Bendigo 15/16 October 1997
Benalla Rose Gardens 16 May 2001 Social BBQ
Christmas 2001
Melbourne Cup day 1999
24 Hour Gathering Oct 1999
24 Hour Gathering Stawell 2001
24 Hour Gathering Phillip Island 2003
25th Anniversary 2006
Long Service Awards 15 Oct 2006
100 years of Guiding
Christmas 2011

References