Letter from Lady Bedford re Australian Exhibition of Women's Work, 1906-12-07

A letter from Lady Ethel Bedford regarding the Australian Exhibition of Women's Work, sent to "the Mayoress of Cossack". At that time there was no Mayoress, and the recipient was Harold Aubrey Hall (the Mayor).


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Item 605 from The H.M. Wilson Archives: Letter from Lady Bedford re Australian Exhibition of Women's Work, 1906-12-07. . Ethel Bedford. https://hmwilson.archives.org.au/items/605.html


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Note that 'Cossack' and part of 'Madam' are written in a different ink.

The date on the cover note is not correct.

Transcription

Dec 7, 1906

Government House, Perth.

To the Mayoress of Cossack

Dear Madam

The accompanying circular will give you some details of the Exhibition of Women's Work for All Australia, which it is proposed to hold in Melbourne next year.

I am most anxious that Western Australia should be well represented at the exhibition, & I write to ask you if you will be so kind as to undertake the task of forming a local committee of the principal representative ladies in your town,

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asking them to interest themselves & to do all in their power to interest others in sending [?] & competing for prizes in every kind of women's work at the forthcoming exhibition.

I am sending at the same time half a dozen [?] circulars for you to distribute, more copies can be forwarded if required, & further particulars connected with this work can be obtained

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on applying by letter to

The Secretary
Women's Work Exhibition
Government House
Perth

Hoping for your kind cooperation, believe me sincerely,

Ethel Bedford

Vice President for Western Australia.


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