20th National Convention. Publicity., 1960

Draft programme (B.A.S. to give address “The N.C.R.M. in 1959/60”), notices; paper noting that the Convention marked B.A.S.‘s retirement as National Secretary which “will enable him to concentrate his full attention on the Presidency of the National Civic Council, and on the struggle against Communism in the political and industrial life of the nation …after three years of active administration as Assistant Secretary, Mr. W.E.Crowe was fully equipped to assume the responsibilities of National Secretary. The Episcopal Chairman, Bishop Henschke, stated that he had requested Mr. Santamara to remain on the National Executive to assist him, the National Executive and the new National Secretary in a consultative capacity” but a Secretary was needed who could devote his full time to the work; B.A.S. motion of vote of thanks to Archbishop Pasul Yu Pihn; summary of the National Secretary’s report; summary of J. Zubrzycki’s address; resolution on assistance to refugees moved by B.A.S.; Report on Closing Rally at the Warrnambool Racecourse, 15 May; report of B.A.S. summarising the deliberations of the Convention; newscuttings The Standard, Warrnambool, 16 May 1960 (p.2 ) reporting B.A.S.’s speech on refugees at the Rally on the racecourse; photographs of B.A.S. and Yu Pihn).