Credit Unions, Co-operatives. (Documents) PART 1., 1943-1960

B.A.S.’s corespondence with M.P. Hoare, Carrieton, S.A., 1947, etc., concerning the Carrieton District Credit Union (formerly the Carrieton Catholic Parish Credit Union, formed Dec. 1943), with its by-laws, the circular on credit unions B.A.S. had undertaken to prepare at the Jamestown Conference, and progress since the Jamestown Conference of the credit union formed in December 1943.

Colin Clark, The Bureau of Industry, Brisbane, to B.A.S., 29 Aug. 1944, enclosing an extract from the Quebec Statistical Year, 1943-43 on Co-operative People’s Banks; Examples of rules for such societies e.g.: Agricultural co-operation in Australia (a guide to Administrative Procedures), Marketing Division, Department of Primary Industry, Aug. 1957) with envelope pasted to the back cover containing Model Rules of a Community Advancement Society, N.S.W., Co-operation Act 1923-1945 (2), Model Rules for Rural Society, Co-operation Acts 1934-1929, and for Trading Society, Co-operation Act 1923-1954. . Rules for the Colac District Consumers’ Co-operative Society Ltd.; other examples, and suggested material for brochures on credit societies; R.B. Mark's account of establishing a credit union in Penola; The Record; official organ of the Archdiocese of Perth, “Credit Unions in Medieval Parishes”. “Co-operation in theory or practice”, 11 pp. ms. anon. (an address). Rules for the “Migrant Co-operative Enterprises Ltd.”, typescript.

“Credit Societies”, roneoed, stapled, 4pp., their aims and workings.

W.E. Crowe’s correspondence Oct. – Nov. 1960 with the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Melbourne and Sydney, and Hon. A. Landa, Minister for Co-operative Societies, Sydney, Hon. H.E. Bolte, Premier, Melbourne, following the 20th National Convention’s resolution and desire to assist towards the achievement of the Co-operative ideal; and with John Kane, Monash Co-operative Ltd., Morwell who enquires for literature etc. with article “Credit Societies in Victoria” by Andrew Lo.