Included is a letter to the membership (on a separate inserted piece of paper) which states that a special General Meeting will be held on July 13th, 1947 for the purpose of considering two motions--the first is the repeal of the Laws and Regulations adopted in 1931 and the adoption of this new Constitution, and the second is the approval of an outlay of 300 pounds for the purpose of altering classrooms to provide a temporary residence for R. Goldman.

By 1841 there were sufficient Jews in number to organize a religious quorum and on 12th September 1841 the first organized Jewish congregation was established. In April 1844 a grant of a half acre site of land at what in now known as 472 Bourke Street was made for the embryonic Jewish community - a site on which to erect a Synagogue - the administrator of the Port Phillip District, Captain Buckley received a presentation from the congregation in appreciation of his efforts on behalf of the small group of Jewish settlers. By 1847 a small building for use as a Synagogue was erected on the rear of the site - seating 100. In those earliest times the Synagogue was in a very convenient location as ships coming from Europe came up the Yarra River as near as Elizabeth Street and the goods including "slops clothing" were delivered to many traders in both Elizabeth and Queen Streets close by the Synagogue Precinct.

The congregation was established in 1841, and the first page of the booklet lists all past presidents. The following page lists the Board of Management for the year 1946-1947 (5707).