I bought this the other day at Lloyd Holyoak's shop, Abra Card Abra Roycroft, at 680 High Street in Kew East. It's a Art Stamp Album from the Young People's League of Worship, of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. The object of the League of Worship, as noted in the album, was to form and foster the habit of regular attendance upon the Public Worship of God. Members of the League had to pledge "As it is my desire to lead a Christian life I promise to do my best to attend the Church and take part in the Worship of God at least once every Sunday." I presume that each child received a new art stamp, every week at Sunday School. The Young People's League of Worship started in 1911, but it appears that the album was introduced in January 1937. (1)
This album belonged to Lola Eustace of 11a Everett Street, West Brunswick. Lola was the daughter of Leslie Clyde and Margaret Dorothy Eustace; his occupation as listed in the Electoral Roll was a boot operative. She was engaged to William Bruce Adams in October 1951 and they married on October 3 1953 at St Thomas' Church of England in Essendon. William was 24 years old and Lola was 23, therefore born around 1930. (2)
St David's Presbyterian Church, in Melville Road, West Brunswick. It is now part of the Uniting Church. I don't know when the Church opened, the first reference in the newspapers on Trove that I can find is 1940. In November 1947 it was announced that - A Christian Community Centre in which special attention will be paid to the spiritual, mental, social, and physical development of youth is to be erected by St David's Presbyterian Church, West Brunswick. In addition to the Sunday School and Bible classes the buildings will provide a modern day kindergarten, under trained leaders, for the pre-school child; a junior library, gymnasium, scouts and guides for the growing boy and girl, and week night clubs and Saturday sport for young people. (3) It was designed by Mr K. Murray Forster. (4) The building was officially opened in August 1951 and was erected in appreciation of the work done by Rev. David Munro and the late Mrs. Munro within this parish. (5)
I have scanned the complete album. Given that the album starts at stamp number 101; can we assume that as the cards were issued weekly, that this is the third year of operation, and thus this album dates from 1939?
Footnotes
(1) The Argus, November 15, 1911, see here; Mount Gambier Border Watch, January 13, 1912, see here; Broken Hill Barrier Miner, January 2, 1937, see here; Shepparton Advertiser, January 4, 1937, see here.
(2) Electoral Rolls on Ancestry,com and Marriage Certificate.
(3) The Argus, November 8, 1947, see here.
