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AU NBAC N428
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- circa 1856 - circa 2001 (Creation)
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Deposit
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113 boxes (54 x Type 1, 36 x Type 6, 19 x Type 10, 2 x Type 4 and 2 x oversized) plus oversized certificates and photographs.
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Administrative history
The Ancient Order of Foresters, which originated in England in the mid 1700s, established its first branch (Court) in Victoria in 1849. Foresters was set up as a non-profit organisation, the founding principles of the Society being to provide financial and social benefits as well as support to members and their families in times of unemployment, sickness, death, disability and old age. The Society is now known as the Foresters Friendly Society and in July 1999 was incorporated as a public company limited by shares and guarantee.
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Founded in Victoria as the Ancient Order of Foresters in 1849 to provide mutual support during illness and after death for members.
The company is member-owned and currently has over 80,000 members, for whom it provides investment and insurance services.
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Scope and content
Member registers for courts across Victoria; meeting minutes, agendas and business papers; reports; rules; laws; ritual books;
papers relating to annual and official dinners; conference papers; social committee papers; fund management forms; financial papers; sick registers; investment registers; cash books; contribution books; registration books; trustees' ledgers; correspondence; circulars; memoranda; ceremonial ribbons and sashes; badges; assorted ceremonial items (horns, protractors, gavels, blocks, table cloths); metal and wooden storage boxes; certificates; photographs.
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Researchers must sign an access agreement.
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Processed by Rachel Armstrong in 2021.