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Newsletter of the Orchid Society of Southland, Volume 5 Number 8

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: S00510009

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This item consists of a bundle of 38 Newsletters, each a assembled with a coloured cover and containing 8-12 papges. Each newsletter contains a report of the previous meeting; notices and reminders; news of individual members eg birth notices and other personal events. Some newsletters contain reprints of articles from other regions'newsletters; Articles relating to care and cultivation of plants, pest eradication and sometimes a quiz/word search ond/or anecdote or joke.

NB: "Notices" - indicate reminders to members of meeting duties, date and venue of next meeting; overdue library books or forthcoming events and trips.

"Displays" - at most meetings members bring along a plant to display and these are recorded for at each meeting.

"Fundraising Activities" can include sales table at meetings, raffles, sale of plants, and similar activities.

Dates

  • Volume 5 Number 8

Extent

From the Series: 38 volume(s) (Box 1)

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Separated Materials

Volume 5/8. January 1984.

Materials Specific Details

Contents: * Reports - November Meeting and New Year Greetings; Borland Lodge Trip 7 December 83; Christmas Dinner; Janet and George Joyce's holiday trip to the Nelson Conference; Construction of Ray's Orchid House; and Plants displayed. * 27 New members named and welcomed * Notices - December Meeting for new members and visitors. * Aims for the Society printed on the second last page.

Repository Details

Part of the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives Repository

Contact:
50 Dee Street
Invercargill Southland 9810 New Zealand