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- 1919-06-01 (creation)
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Photo of the basket-making section of St. Dunstan's. (inside front cover)
Account of a donation of a total of £10,000 from the Federation of Grocers' Associations of which Sir Arthur Pearson presented a cheque for £5,480 to Queen Alexandra for the purchase and equipping of West House, the Brighton Holiday and Convalescent Home. (p.2)
Account by Sir Arthur Pearson of a film entitled "Victory Leaders" made by the Oswald Stoll Film Company, the profits from the sale of which were to be given to St. Dunstan's. (pp.3-4)
St Dunstan's Mandoline and Banjo Band P.4
Departmental Notes P.5-6 incl. Poultry Notes.
Sports Club Notes P.7-8.
Review of the book "Victory over Blindness" by Sir Arthur Pearson, reprinted from the Times Literary Supplement. (pp. 9-10)
Account of the presentation of War Decorations by Major-General Feilding (sic - not 'Fielding' as in the article) to eleven blinded soldiers on May 26th 1919 at St. Dunstan's. (pp.10-12)
Poem entitled "The Return" by "Dunveagan". (p.12)
Article on Sculling P13-16.
Poem entitled "The Mark Light" by F.M.Jobson.
Extract of a letter from member, A.Vaughan about poultry-farming in Honiton, Devon. (p.18)
Extract of a letter from member, W.Read about his work as a boot-repairer and mat-maker. (p.18)
Extract of a letter from member, J.Ball about his work as a boot-repairer near Gateshead. (p.18)
Extract of a letter from member, G.H.Matthews about his boot-repairing business in St. Helen's, Lancashire. (pp.18-19)
Extract of a letter from member, W.Brogan working as a joiner with a shop in Cambridge. (p.19)
Extract of a letter from New Zealand member, W.Woods working as a masseur at Hammer Springs. (p.19)
Extract of a letter from member, F.Havens working as a masseur in Bournemouth. (p.20)
Extract of a letter from member, A.Sterno about his work as a boot-repairer and mat-maker in Bath. (p.20)
Extract of a letter from member, W.C.Smith about his work as a basket-maker in Melbourne, Derbyshire. (pp.20-21)
Extract of a letter from member, J.Fleming working as a telephone-operator at the Alliance Aeroplane Co. Ltd. (previously, Messrs. Waring and Gillow's Aeroplane Factory) at Hammersmith, about his work there and as a typist and net-maker. (p.21)
Account of the establishment of training in clogging in the workshops under the instruction of Mr. Percy Goulden. (p.22)
News from the Workshops P22-23
Church and Chapel Notes P.23-24
Article on the Increase of Vermin during the war. P.25-26
Article on the destrucion of a zeppelin from The Times. P.26