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Society or association

Type - Society or association
Amateur Photographic Society of New South Wales (1)
Amateur Photographic Society of New South Wales (2)
American Australian Association
American Women of Sydney
An Comunn Gaidhealach
Australia China Friendship Association
Australian Consumers' Association
Australian Railway Historical Society
Camden Show Society
Chinese Womens Association of Australia
Chung Shan Society
Country Women's Association
Cremation Society of New South Wales
Field Botanists' Society of New South Wales
Funeral Reform Association of NSW
Harbour Foreshores Vigilance Committee
Jazz Action Society
Korean Vietnam Veterans' Association of Australia
New South Wales Cremation Society
New South Wales Institute of Hospital Almoners
Northern Suburbs Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Old Sydneians' Union
Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
Society for the Suppression of Cattle-Stealing
St Ives Fruit Growers' Association
Sydney Lyceum Club
Sydney University Dramatic Society
Sydney University Medical Society
The American Club, Sydney
The American Society of Sydney
Vaucluse Progress Association
XV Independent Group of Artists

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Society or association

Amateur Photographic Society of New South Wales (1)

Society of amateur photographers formed in 1872, the first of three such organisations in Sydney.

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Amateur Photographic Society of New South Wales (2)

Society of amateur photographers founded in 1884, the second of three such organisations.

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American Australian Association

Organisation formed to promote relations between Australia and the United States of America.

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American Women of Sydney

Society formed to provide support to expatriate American women, later merged with The American Society of Sydney.

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An Comunn Gaidhealach

Branch of the Gaelic Society, founded in Scotland in 1891.

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Australia China Friendship Association

Organisation which works to foster inter country relations and promoted the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1972.

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Australian Consumers' Association

Non-profit consumer organisation, founded in 1959 to research and campaign on behalf of Australian consumers. It publishes the magazine and website Choice.

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Australian Railway Historical Society

Founded in Sydney as The Australasian Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, it aims to foster an interest in the railways, and record and preserve many facets of railway operations.

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Camden Show Society

Association to promote good agricultural practice.

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Chinese Womens Association of Australia

Support and social organisation established by Phyllis Wong, wife of the Consul General, to combat the problems of isolation and loneliness felt by Chinese women. They would meet in the restaurant at the corner of Pitt and Goulburn streets.

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Chung Shan Society

Clan group which supported the republican cause in China.

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Country Women's Association

National social and cultural body that works to improve conditions for country women and children. Branches are found in most rural communities.

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Cremation Society of New South Wales

Organisation formed in 1908 to lobby government for the erection of a crematorium. It developed from the 1890s organisation with a similar name, 'New South Wales Cremation Society'.

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Field Botanists' Society of New South Wales

Association formed in 1899 for amateur botanists to provide members with opportunities for extending their botanical knowledge by means of lectures, excursions and exhibitions.

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Funeral Reform Association of NSW

Organisation formed to promote simple funeral customs which was in sharp contrast to the pomp and ceremony which was the norm amongst the wealthy in the nineteenth century.

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Harbour Foreshores Vigilance Committee

Association formed in 1905 to protect public access to the foreshores of Sydney Harbour and to lobby for the resumption of areas of private land to create public reserves. 

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Jazz Action Society

Cultural society formed to promote Australian jazz music.

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Korean Vietnam Veterans' Association of Australia

Ex-service organisation for Koreans in Australia.

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New South Wales Cremation Society

Organisation formed in 1890 to lobby for cremation as a viable alternative for disposal of the dead. It was superceded by the Cremation Society of New South Wales in 1908.

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New South Wales Institute of Hospital Almoners

Organisation of medical social workers which was the forerunner of professional social workers' departments in modern hospitals. Almoners were expected to identify and ensure those who could pay did, as well as arrange after-care, special equipment for the home and additional nutrient needs.

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Northern Suburbs Agricultural and Horticultural Society

Body responsible for organising the annual St Ives Show.

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Old Sydneians' Union

Also called 'Old Boys', the group was formed by former students of Sydney Grammar School to maintain the networks they formed during their school years.

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Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales

Organisation formed to promote the future of agriculture through competition, education and events.

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Society for the Suppression of Cattle-Stealing

Organisation active in the 1860s to stop cattle theft.

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St Ives Fruit Growers' Association

Lobby group of farmers and orchardists formed primarily to negotiate over road maintenance with the council.

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Sydney Lyceum Club

An association formed for women interested in the arts, sciences, social concerns and the pursuit of lifelong learning. Though the club was no longer active in 1982, interest was rekindled in 1991 and a group of Sydney women set up The Sydney Lyceum Club Incorporated the following year.

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Sydney University Dramatic Society

SUDS is the oldest continual theatre company in Australia and one of the oldest student theatre groups in the world.

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Sydney University Medical Society

SUMS is the representative body for all medical students enrolled in the University of Sydney Medical Program. Founded in 1886, it is Australia's oldest medical student society.

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The American Club, Sydney

Club formed in Sydney's CBD for people of good taste to meet for business and pleasure.

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The American Society of Sydney

Society formed to support expatriate Americans and provide somewhere for them to meet and celebrate American culture.

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Vaucluse Progress Association

Association formed in 1915 to represent the interests of local residents.

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XV Independent Group of Artists

Artists' group formed in 1938. The debut exhibition was held at the Blaxland Galleries, Farmer's department store, Sydney. It was an all-male organisation, consisting of 15 artists, but allowed women to exhibit as 'guests'.

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