The Gould League of Bird Lovers of New South Wales printing blocks

LR 129

fonds

1941

Graphic Materials, Objects

9611719

2 printing blocks - 51 x 18 cm. and 46 x 20.5 cm. - wood & metal

Named after ornithologist John Gould, The Gould League of Bird Lovers was established in in 1909 by the Victorian Education Department. The following year the NSW branch was established at Wellington Public School, its aim being to encourage teachers and students towards an interest in the study of native birds. The Gould League of Bird Lovers New South Wales merged with the NSW Young Tree Wardens in 1967. It subsequently dropped the term ‘Bird Lovers’ from its name and broadened its aims to cover conservation and environmental education. The Gould League of New South Wales ceased operating in 2010.

References:
Library acquisition file
NSW Schoolhouse Museum of Public Education. “Gould League of Bird Lovers of New South Wales membership.” Accessed 15 September 2022.
https://www.schoolhousemuseum.org.au/collection/collection-stories/gould-league-membership-cards/
History of the Gould League. Milsons Point, N.S.W.: Gould League of N.S.W., 1979

1. copper printing block of kookaburra (5 images)
2. copper printing block of native birds, 1941 (6 images)

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Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Date taken from printing block no. 2 which has, 'The Gould League of Bird Lovers New South Wales 1910-1941' as part of the etching