887890
- TitleIlluminated address presented to Sir Robert William Duff by the Scotsmen of Broken Hill, Hallowe'en 1893, 1893
- Call numberR 662
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1893 - Type of material
- Reference code887890
- Physical Description1 photograph, 1 drawing, 1 box - box 44.5 x 33.7 x 8.2 cm - sepia, illumination, wood
- Scope and ContentBox opens out into two leaves, one containing a photograph of mining activities in Broken Hill, and the other the address. The front of the box is decorated with inlay work
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010 - General note
Part of the papers of Sir Robert William Duff at MLMSS 131 - - Signatures / Inscriptions
Bolted to the centre of the box is a metal plaque in the shape of a thistle beneath which is the motto 'Truth and Reason'. 'Presented to Sir Robt. Wm. Duff K.C.M.G. by the Scotsmen of Broken Hill Hallowe'en 1893' engraved in centre of thistle - Conservation note
One of the leaves of the thistle has broken away from the other - Subject
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