appraising the records of the financial mutual sector and credit union movement
developing practices for the systematic transfer of records from individual mutual banks and credit unions and special service providers
receiving relevant records of many who have served the movement
arranging and describing archives in accordance with accepted archival practices
taking steps to preserve the physical records by placing them in acid free and chemically inert enclosures and housing them appropriately
assisting researchers and making records available for research purposes
providing information to the sector and promoting the use of the records in the collection
providing guidance in relation to records and archives management within the sector
Australian Mutuals History undertook many activities and projects in the past year and we report on our highlights for 2020/2021 here
Open Access - A History of Australian Co-operatives 1827-2023In fantastic news for the advance of knowledge and the promotion of co-operatives and mutuals in Australia, the recent book by Greg
Here the Archives Newsletter No. 29 here.
Australian customer owned banks have had an association with Bridges Financial Services since 1985. The above newly digitised 16mm film of ANSWCU’s (Association of NSW Credit Unions) May 1988 video