Red Cross Archive
The Townsville branch of the Red Cross was formed at the end of World War I to service the needs of the local community. This collection includes minute books, correspondence, radio scripts and other materials which provide a good insight into the work of the branch, especially during and after World War II and up to the early 1970s.
Archive Location: 393R-396L
Series Listing
Detailed Listing
Correspondence: N.Q. Branches
RCC/CORR/1 Cooktown 1948-1964.
RCC/CORR/2 Mareeba 1955-1965.
RCC/CORR/3 Collinsville 1953-1964.
RCC/CORR/4 Cloncurry 1951-1959.
RCC/CORR/5 Winton 1960.
RCC/CORR/6 Ravenshoe 1952-1959.
RCC/CORR/7 Richmond 1948.
RCC/CORR/8 Giru 1955-1960.
RCC/CORR/9 Thursday Island 1956-1959.
RCC/CORR/10 Babinda 1955-1965.
RCC/CORR/11 Tully 1954-1965.
RCC/CORR/12 Proserpine 1955-1965.
RCC/CORR/13 Mount Isa 1952-1964.
RCC/CORR/14 Werna / Richmond 1948-1949.
RCC/CORR/15 Ayr 1955-1960.
RCC/CORR/16 Atherton 1955-1964.
RCC/CORR/17 Charters Towers 1955-1965.
RCC/CORR/18 Cairns 1954-1965.
RCC/CORR/19 Innisfail 1952-1965.
RCC/CORR/20 Bowen 1955-1965.
RCC/CORR/21 Mossman 1955-1965.
RCC/CORR/22 Hughenden 1952-1965.
RCC/CORR/23 Gordonvale 1948-1965.
RCC/CORR/24 Ingham 1955-1965.
RCC/CORR/25 Malanda 1960-1964.
RCC/CORR/26 Julia Creek 1948-1964.
RCC/CORR/27 Home Hill 1955-1965.
RCC/CORR/28 Herberton 1955-1965.
Correspondence: Projects
RCC/CORR/29 Eyre Street Building 1961-1967.
RCC/CORR/30 Floral Festival 1949-1950.
RCC/CORR/31 Floral Festival 1960.
RCC/CORR/32 Floral Festival 1964.
RCC/CORR/33 R.N. Witham 1966.
RCC/CORR/34 Esso 1965 regarding purchase of land.
RCC/CORR/35 Vehicle requisition 1968-1969.
RCC/CORR/36 International Refugee Campaign 1966.
RCC/CORR/37 Aides 1957-1969.
RCC/CORR/38 Queen's visit 1954.
RCC/CORR/39 In Action Display at D.J.'s 1968.
Correspondence: Head Quarters
RCC/CORR/40 1944-1949.
RCC/CORR/41 1950-1959.
RCC/CORR/42 1961.
RCC/CORR/43 1962.
RCC/CORR/44 1963.
RCC/CORR/45 1964.
RCC/CORR/46 1965.
RCC/CORR/47 1966.
RCC/CORR/48 1967.
RCC/CORR/49 1968.
RCC/CORR/50 1969.
RCC/CORR/51 1970-1971.
Financial Records: Annual Appeals Correspondence and Receipts
RCC/FIN/1 1965.
RCC/FIN/2 1966.
RCC/FIN/3 1967.
RCC/FIN/4 1968.
RCC/FIN/5 1969.
RCC/FIN/6 1970.
RCC/FIN/7 1971.
RCC/FIN/8 1972.
Financial Records: Cash Books
RCC/FIN/9 1939-1947.
RCC/FIN/10 1940-1949 plus minutes of Annual Meetings 1964-1967.
RCC/FIN/11 1954-1961.
Financial Records: Miscellaneous
RCC/FIN/12 Rest Room Furnishings 1958.
RCC/FIN/13 1968-69/1960-61 Annual Report and financial statement.
Meeting Records: AGMs Townsville Branch
RCC/MR/1 1946-1952.
RCC/MR/2 1953-1959.
RCC/MR/3 1960-1963.
RCC/MR/4 1964-1968.
RCC/MR/5 1969-1972.
Meeting Records:
RCC/MR/6 Minutes 1918-1929.
RCC/MR/7 Minutes 1939-1946 - inaugural meeting for Townsville branch to the last meeting of the war-time committee.
RCC/MR/8 Minutes 1946-1965 - Townsville branch general committee.
RCC/MR/9 V.A.D. minutes 1950-1954.
RCC/MR/10 Minutes Edmonton Branch 1944-1948.
RCC/MR/11 Minutes Women's Auxiliary 1959-1968 Townsville Branch.
Publications/Publicity:
RCC/PUB/1 Radio broadcast scripts 1940s.
RCC/PUB/2 Radio broadcast scripts 1950s.
RCC/PUB/3 Radio broadcast scripts 1960s.
RCC/PUB/4 Australian Red Cross Service Corps: Service Manual, rev. ed. 1962.
RCC/PUB/5 Red Cross Messenger - newsletter, Vol. 1, April 1962 and Vol. 2, July 1962.
RCC/PUB/6 Prospectus Red Cross Blood Bank 1961.
RCC/PUB/7 Life Blood: The Official Account of the Transfusion Services, Ministry of Information, Scotland, London, 1945.
RCC/PUB/8 Leaflets (limited number).
RCC/PUB/9 Newspaper clippings 1940s - 1950s.
RCC/PUB/10 Photographs c. 1940s.
Miscellaneous:
RCC/MISC/1 1966 Junior Red Cross file - includes booklets, correspondence and guidelines.
RCC/MISC/2 1950-1971 quota certificates.
RCC/MISC/3 1945 notebook on P.O.W. internees.
RCC/MISC/4 1944-1958 lodge day particulars (notebook).
RCC/MISC/5 The Threat - nuclear weapons (report).
RCC/MISC/6 1948 address by E. Crombie to Townsville Kindergarten Association.
RCC/MISC/7 Annual Report, n.d.
*Restricted Access Material: Post-War Social Work 1948-1960s
RCC/RAM/1 1966 Kevin Maurice Griffin file.
RCC/RAM/2 1948-1954 Welfare cases.
RCC/RAM/3 1955-1959 Welfare cases.
RCC/RAM/4 1960-1963 Welfare cases.
* Please check log book for details of restricted access.
RCC/CORR/1-14 393R
RCC/CORR/15-20 393R
RCC/CORR/21-28 394L
RCC/CORR/29-32 394L
RCC/CORR/33-41 394M
RCC/CORR/42-48 394M
RCC/CORR/49-51 394R
RCC/FIN/1-2
RCC/FIN/3-8 394R
RCC/FIN/9-13 395L
RCC/MR/1-4 395L
RCC/MR/5-7 395M
RCC/MR/8-11 395M
RCC/PUB/1-10 395R
RCC/MISC/1-7 395R
RCC/RAM/1-4 (RESTRICTED ACCESS) 396L