Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund Minute Books

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Unique IDAS-0715Date1st January 1933Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionThis series contains the minutes of the Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund. The Committee went through a number of name changes. It was formed in 1933 as the Lady Mayoress' Clothing Fund and was registered as a charity under the Charitable Collections Act, 1934. The Clothing Fund Committee was set up to provide clothing to those in need as a result of the Depression. The Fund did not give directly to individuals but to registered charities that the Committee decided upon. Under the rules of the Committee the wife of the Chief Commissioner or current Lord Mayor was asked to be the President of the Committee during the term of office of the Chief Commissioner or Lord Mayor.

In 1941 the Committee decided to change the name and the focus of the Committee "to bring it in line with war time activities". The name was changed to the Lady Mayoress' City of Sydney C.A.S. Auxiliary and its energies were devoted to assisting the City of Sydney Civilian Aid Service. The Clothing Fund Committee ceased to exist under that name on the 31 August 1941. The first meeting of the new Committee was held on 30 April 1942.

At a meeting of the Committee on the 15 February 1944 the meeting resolved to change the name to the Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund. The objects of the Committee were to raise funds and solicit articles and goods for the purposes of relieving distressed citizens through registered charities and philanthropic organisations. The charities assisted by the Fund remained mostly the same from its inception in 1933, including the Sydney City Mission, The Benevolent Society, The Australian Red Cross Society, The Salvation Army and The St Vincent de Paul Society.

The minutes bound in volumes are all typed and signed by the Lady Mayoress at the time. They include a list of those present, apologies, financial statements, correspondence and plans for future activities. Most of the funds were raised through Lady Mayoress' Balls, card parties, raffles, and musical events.

In October 1992, the Lady Mayoress Judith Fleming resigned as President of the Fund. The minutes of the meeting of 17 June 1992 show that the Lady Mayoress explained that the name of the Fund, having a condescending image, was of concern to her and reiterated that she would find difficulty heading an organisation which did not reflect her philosophy of welfare. She also suggested consideration be given to changing the structure of the organsiation so the Lady Mayoress became a Patron and not the President. This would avoid changes to the Fund with each new President.

When she resigned she asked that no organisation be permitted to use the name Lady Mayoress in their fundraising activities without her consent or the consent of any future Lady Mayoress. The work of the Committee was taken over by the remaining members. The last meeting of the Fund was held on 21 April 1993 and the Fund was wound up soon after.
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Start Date: 01/01/1933
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End Date: 01/01/1993Relationship summaryCREATED BY: Lady Mayoress Relief Fund AG-0072 (01/01/1933 to 01/01/1993)
RELATED TO: Lady Mayoress Relief Fund Membership Records AS-0722 (01/01/1933 to 01/01/1993)
RELATED TO: Lady Mayoress Relief Fund Annual Reports AS-0720 (01/01/1956 to 01/01/1992)
RELATED TO: Lady Mayoress Relief Fund Circulars, Notices and Newspaper Cuttings AS-0718 (01/01/1971 to 01/01/1987)
RELATED TO: Lady Mayoress Relief Fund Cash Books AS-0716 (01/01/1967 to 01/01/1975)
RELATED TO: Lady Mayoress Relief Fund Correspondence Files AS-0719 (01/01/1933 to 01/01/1993)
RELATED TO: Provision of welfare and relief services AY-22 (01/01/1933 to 01/01/1993)
RELATED TO: Fundraising for charity AY-23 (01/01/1933 to 01/01/1993) LanguageEnglish (eng)




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Series
Papers of Mrs William Stones (Gertrude) Member of The Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund 1930s - 1960s

Papers of Mrs William Stones (Gertrude) Member of The Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund 1930s - 1960s

Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund Annual Reports

Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund Annual Reports

Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund Correspondence Files

Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund Correspondence Files

Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund Cash Books

Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund Cash Books

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Related seriesLady Mayoress' Relief Fund Correspondence FilesLady Mayoress' Relief Fund Cash BooksLady Mayoress' Relief Fund Circulars, Notices and Newspaper CuttingsLady Mayoress' Relief Fund Annual ReportsLady Mayoress Relief Fund Membership RecordsCreating agenciesLady Mayoress' Relief FundRelated activitiesFundraising for charityProvision of welfare and relief services