Historical information
Articles in the annual report include: retirement of Graham Lawrence and appointment of Jon Isaacs, death of Dr Sandy Robertson, pilot Traineeship Access Course for school leavers was developed, library involved in organising IFLA Specialist section meeting, introduction of face to face proofreading for talking books, Dr Max Lang donated his personal collection of optometry books, Maths Braille Code revised with input from Betty Smith and RBS staffers, increase of braille produced through microbraille program, Paul Cullen Centre opened on October 28, 1987 with two levels of care via new Burgess Hostel and Roselands Nursing Home, closure of Lighthouse Hostel in Burwood and small cottage style hostels in Enfield and Strathfield, introduction of new lines in manufacturing (skirthanger, Miyata bicycle), Variety Club of Australia continue their support for a national children book collection, 3M Australia sponsored upgrade of studios and Talking Book of the Year award, Jillian Hallam won Sports Girl - for all Women in Sport award and Inge King's 'Awakening' won the Bicentennial RBS Sculpture award. Narrated by Bruce Webber.
Physical description
1 MP3 file of RBS annual report
Subjects
- royal blind society of new south wales,
- corporation records,
- annual report,
- graham lawrence,
- jon isaacs,
- dr sandy robertson,
- dr max lang,
- paul cullen centre,
- burgess hostel,
- roselands nursing home,
- lighthouse hostel,
- jillian hallam,
- inge king,
- valda lambert,
- mrs noel priestly,
- sue bates,
- graeme tucker,
- janett milligan,
- harry linsell,
- felicity purdy,
- bill byrne,
- denis thomas,
- doug walker,
- delphine swift,
- heather cormack,
- raymond weatherstone,
- peter wise,
- karen robertson,
- sophia zia popal,
- rob mcquillan,
- maria poulos,
- denise pellow,
- ken bruce,
- john reid,
- michael simpson,
- ross mcluckie,
- clifford burgess,
- lindsay burgess,
- leslie burgess,
- bruce webber
