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Agency:
Alliance Francaise
Agency Number:
Start Date:
23 Aug 1933
Description:
The minutes of the Melbourne branch of the Alliance Francaise show that a branch of the organisation in Hobart was functioning by 1916. By 1934 however, support for the Alliance had dwindled leaving only five members in the Hobart organisation. ;;In late 1933, the Le Cercle Francias (French Circle) was formed in Hobart. By 1937 the French Circle was flourishing with approximately 20 regular members and it was decided that it should form itself into a branch of the Alliance Francaise (the existence of the predecessor notwithstanding). The group took steps to get formal approval from Paris, which in due course was granted.
Information Sources:
"The Alliance Francaise in Australia, 1890 - 1990", Colin W. Nettlebeck (ed.)
Series Created By Agency:
NS1380 Minutes of Meetings06 Jul 192921 Aug 2007

NS2275 Administrative Records23 Aug 193331 Jan 2005

NS4121 Newsletters, Notices and Invitations26 Aug 198631 Jul 2008

NS4142 Photographs01 Jan 199922 Mar 2003