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Record series

Hospital Saturday and Sunday Annual Reports

VPRS 19218
1873 - 1897
Open
North Melbourne
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Agencies

This record series was created by:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Hospital 1841 - 1935; The Amalgamated Melbourne and Essendon Hospitals 1986 - 1989) ( VA1048 ): 1873 - 1897
Agencies responsible for this record series:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Hospital 1841 - 1935; The Amalgamated Melbourne and Essendon Hospitals 1986 - 1989) ( VA 1048 ): 1873 - present

Date Range

Series date range: 1873 - 1897
Series in custody: 1873 - 1897
Contents in custody: 1873 - 1897

Function / Content

This series consists of annual reports of the Hospital Saturday and Sunday fundraising appeal.

Hospital Saturday and Sunday was an annual fundraising appeal that ran in Melbourne from 1873 to 1923, with The Royal Melbourne Hospital being a key recipient. The Hospital Saturday and Sunday fundraising idea was imported from England by professional fundraiser for the Alfred Hospital Sizar Elliott. These annual reports were produced by the Committee of Management and Distribution and detail the collection and distribution of funds to the hospital during these fundraising events. Included is information regarding the distribution of funds, list of donations by type of doner—church, school or via funding drive—with the amount donated and a statement of accounts.

How to use the records

Consult the list of records to identify the items of interest.

Recordkeeping system

The reports are bound in volumes and arranged in chronological order. Although the fundraising initiative operated until 1923, only reports dated up to 1897 appear to be extant.

Prior to transfer to Public Record Office Victoria, the records in this series were maintained as part of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives.