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Congress of Asian Catholic Students in Australia. [1] , ca. 1951-1953

 File — box-folder: 57-1

Scope and contents

“Various Correspondence”. Apart from letters from B.A.S., there is one from Rev. V.S. Turner, S.J., A.N.S.C.A., Melbourne, to Harold Holt, Enid Lyons to Turner, unable through ill health to discuss “a matter relating to broadcasting”;

copy of letter from R.G. Casey to S.M. Keon, Holt to Keon, Turner to McGuinness (Senior Migration Office, Canberra, copy of Holt to B.A.S., Booklet: Constitution of ‘the Group’.

Paper folders labelled: “Sydney” containing “Report of Fr. Turners’ Visit to Sydney Feb. 1952; and “Report on the first meeting of the Sydney Branch of the Congress of Catholic Asian Students in Australia”, 22 March 1952”;

“Asian Reunion Days, etc. 1953 containing talks, circulars, minutes of Asian Re-Union day 8 Aug.1953;

“Second Convention” containing newscuttings ; programmes; Fr. Turner’s letter to Archbishop Mannix 11 Sept.1952 concerning his opening the Second Convention of Catholic Asian Students in Australia;

letters Turner to Francis Ng., and correspondence with Fr. Rego and Fr. Finn. Letters inviting Movement men, Parliamentarians; Fr. Perera; Turner’s letters to invite priests and to newspapers.

Dates

  • ca. 1951-1953

Related materials

Restricted. Affected by mould.

  • box-folder: 57-1 (Mixed materials)

Repository details

Part of the Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria Repository

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