ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collections
HMSS 0435 ACT Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia
Scope and Content Notes
Call Number | HMSS 0435 |
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Collection | ACT Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia |
Date Range | 1931-2013 |
Quantity | 2.04m (12 manuscript boxes) |
Access Conditions | open |
Copying Conditions | with attribution |
Related Collections |
The RSL began in 1916 as the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA). In 1940 the name was changed to the Returned Sailors’ Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Imperial League of Australia (RSSAILA), and in 1965 the name was simplified as the Returned Services League of Australia (RSL). While the initials RSL have been retained, the underlying organisational name has changed twice more: in 1983 to Returned Services League of Australia Limited, and in 1990 to Returned and Services League of Australia Limited.
The original branches were Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. New South Wales joined in 1917, Western Australia in 1918, and the ACT in 1927. The national body has had its headquarters in Canberra since 1963.
The objects of the RSL have not changed since its inception. The RSL ensures that there are support programs in place for the care and wellbeing of serving and ex-service members of the Defence Force and their families, and that appropriate commemoration and community awareness are maintained.
The collection consists of minutes and other administrative records of the ACT Branch and its sub-branches Imperial, North Canberra, Causeway, Kingston, Ex-Servicewomen’s, Capital Hill, Barton, including Barton-Capital and British, and British Ex-service.
Box List
Box No. | SERIES TITLE | Contents | QUANTITY | Dates |
BRANCH RECORDS | ||||
1 | Branch Executive Minutes | Branch Executive Minutes | 17 bundles | 1976-1990; 1994-1995 |
2 | Branch Executive Minutes | Branch Executive Minutes | 10 bundles | 1996-2005 |
3 | Branch Executive Minutes | Branch Executive Minutes | 6 bundles | 2006-2011 |
3 | Branch Council Minutes | Branch Council Minutes | 8 bundles | 1976-1983 |
4 | Branch Council Minutes | Branch Council Minutes | 10 bundles | 1984-1987; 1989-1994 |
5 | Branch Council Minutes | Branch Council Minutes | 10 bundles | 1995-2004 |
6 | Branch Council Minutes | Branch Council Minutes | 6 bundles | 2005-2011 |
6 | Branch Congress | Branch Congress | 3 bundles | 2001-2003 |
7 | Branch Congress | Branch Congress | 6 bundles | 2004-2009 |
8 | Branch Congress | Branch Congress | 1 bundle | 2010 |
8 | ANZAC Day | ANZAC Day | 6 bundles | 2000-2005 |
9 | ANZAC Day | ANZAC Day | 5 bundles | 2006-2010 |
9 | Legal Documents | Deed of Agreement - Canberra RSL Club and ACT Branch | 1 bundle | 2010 |
9 | Project Files | BEST Grant to Angeles City Sub-Branch | 1 bundle | 2010 |
9 | Project Files | Presentation of Lock from Changi Prison | 1 bundle | 2005 |
9 | Project Files | Army Cadet Battlefield Tour Grant | 1 bundle | 2012 |
9 | Project Files | ACT Garden of Remembrance | 1 bundle | 2005 |
10 | Project Files | Aboriginal War Memorial | 1 bundle | 2005 |
10 | Project Files | War Related Memorials and Places Project | 1 bundle | 2005 |
10 | Project Files | NCA Memorial Walk Committee | 1 bundle | 2005 |
SUB-BRANCH RECORDS | ||||
10 | Imperial Sub-Branch Records | Imperial Sub-Branch Records (start to disbandment) | 1 springback binder | 1935-1952 |
10 | North Canberra Sub-Branch Records | North Canberra Sub-Branch Minute Book | 1 minute book | 1931-1938 |
10 | North Canberra Sub-Branch Records | North Canberra Sub-Branch Minute Book | 1 minute book | 1938-1939 |
10 | North Canberra Sub-Branch Records | North Canberra Sub-Branch Minute Book | 1 minute book | 1951-1953 |
10 | North Canberra Sub-Branch Records | North Canberra Sub-Branch Minute Book | 1 minute book | 1954-1957 |
10 | Causeway Sub-Branch Records | Causeway Sub-Branch Records | 1 minute book | 1931 |
11 | Kingston Sub-Branch Records | Kingston Sub-Branch Minute Book | 1 minute book | 1945-1952 |
11 | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Records | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Minutes | 1 minute book | 1962-1969 |
11 | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Records | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Minutes | 1 minute book | 1979-1984 |
11 | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Records | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Minutes | 1 minute book | 1984-1988 |
11 | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Records | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Minutes | 1 minute book | 1988-1992 |
11 | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Records | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Minutes | 1 minute book | 1992-1995 |
11 | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Records | Ex-Servicewomen's Sub-Branch Minutes | 1 minute book | 1995-1999 |
11 | Capital Hill Sub-Branch Records | Capital Hill Sub-Branch Secretary's Records | 1 bundle | 1998-2000 |
11 | Barton-Sub Branch Records | Barton-Capital Sub-Branch Constitution | 1 sleeve | 1992 |
11 | Barton-Sub Branch Records | Barton-Capital Sub-Branch Minutes | 1 bundle | 2000-2003 |
12 | Barton-Sub Branch Records | Barton Sub-Branch Minute Book | 1 minute book | 1984-1999 |
12 | Barton-Sub Branch Records | Barton Sub-Branch Membership Roll | 1 folder | 1999 |
12 | Barton-Sub Branch Records | Barton Sub-Branch Membership Roll | 1 ledger | 1995-1999 |
12 | Barton-Sub Branch Records | Barton Sub-Branch President's Records | 1 folder | 1996-1999 |
12 | Barton-Sub Branch Records | British Sub-Branch Attendance Register | 1 exercise book | 1995-2012 |
12 | Barton-Sub Branch Records | British Sub-Branch Minutes and Newsletters | 1 minute book | 1995-2011 |
12 | British Ex-service Group Records | British Ex-service Group Minutes and Newsletters | 1 bundle | 1993-2013 |