The Australian Women's Register

MS Acc09.119 comprises correspondence, legal and financial papers of the ANZAC Fellowship of Women and other papers documenting Fellowship activities. The collection includes newsletters, songsheets and a diary containing meeting details and news cuttings. The correspondence includes a letter addressed to Dr Mary Booth in relation to Anzac Day 1918 (1 packet). The Acc09.143 instalment comprises an autograph book belonging to Herbert Philpot. Contents of the book include signatures, recipes and poems. It was apparently taken on board a ship transporting soldiers from Australia to Europe during World War I. Many of the entries comprise name, rank, serial number and brigade details of persons on board, along with the phrase “On service abroad” or similar (1 folder).