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Kōrero: Voluntary welfare organisations

Friendly society membership certificate

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Friendly society membership certificate

The Ancient Order of Foresters was another friendly society that provided mutual aid to its members. This elaborate certificate shows that Joseph Lomas became a member of the Wellington order in 1844. 

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society - Wellington District (MS-Group-0341)

Reference: MSI-Papers-5188

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Margaret Tennant, Voluntary welfare organisations – 19th-century charity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/29043/friendly-society-membership-certificate (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Margaret Tennant, i tāngia i te 24 February 2011.