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Western Australia - Glossary Term
Virgilian (1930s - 1950s)
- From
- 1930s
- To
- 1950s
Virgilian was a term used in Western Australia from the 1930s to the 1950s to describe some volunteer groups in Western Australia. Virgilia had a regular section in the Western Mail newspaper. It seems that local groups became inspired to engage in community service through the articles published in Virgilia's section. Reporting on the activities of various branches of Virgilians was a regular feature of the section.
Publications
Book Sections
- Murphy, Ffion, 'Western Mail', in Gregory, Jenny and Jan Gothard [editors] (eds), Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia, University of Western Australia Press, Crawley, W.A., 2009, pp. 923-924. Details
Journals
Online Resources
- 'Woman's World', Western Mail, Charles Harper, J.W. Hackett, James Gibey, for the Western mail office, Perth, 5 July 1934, p. 27, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37722197. Details
- 'Virgilia's Friendly Corner', Western Mail, Charles Harper, J.W. Hackett, James Gibey, for the Western mail office, Perth, 27 March 1947, p. 25, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36947942. Details
- 'Suggested closing of the Sister Kate Kitchen Fund', Western Mail, Charles Harper, J.W. Hackett, James Gibey, for the Western mail office, Perth, 13 February 1947, p. 19, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36951322. Details
- 'Virgilia's Friendly Corner: Corner Generosity', Western Mail, Charles Harper, J.W. Hackett, James Gibey, for the Western mail office, Perth, 26 July 1951, p. 45, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39114401. Details
- 'Cheque for Kenwick Farm School', Western Mail, Charles Harper, J.W. Hackett, James Gibey, for the Western mail office, Perth, 19 July 1951, p. 50, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39112134. Details
- 'Sister Kate Fete', Western Mail, Charles Harper, J.W. Hackett, James Gibey, for the Western mail office, Perth, 23 October 1952, p. 49, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39354287. Details
- 'Three parties: and Mandurah chose a Mother Christmas', Western Mail, Charles Harper, J.W. Hackett, James Gibey, for the Western mail office, Perth, 23 December 1954, p. 53, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39369533. Details
- 'Farm boys grow vegetables which Virgilians sell', Western Mail, Charles Harper, J.W. Hackett, James Gibey, for the Western mail office, Perth, 25 November 1954, p. 70, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39368635. Details
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 20 July 2012, Last modified: 2 March 2015
