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Document - 'Intercolonial Exhibition 1866', Governor Davey's Proclamation to the Aborigines, Melbourne, circa 1866
Reg. No: HT 29740 1
- Summary:
- Type-written sheet in red ink accompanying and describing the Van Diemen's 1830 proclamation reproduced as a sepia coloured postcard for the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition 1866, by Thomas Ellis & Co., photographers, Melbourne.
- Description:
- Type-written sheet in red ink and white paper. Corrosive marks are visible in the upper left corner from a staple that held the two items together when they arrived at the Museum.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Margaret Malseed, 2011
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 183 mm (Height), 126 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | aboriginal depictions, postcards, photographers, aboriginal history, aboriginal contact, exhibitions melbourne 1865-1879, exhibitions melbourne intercolonial victorian exhibitions 1860-1869, exhibitions melbourne 1853-1866 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | PUBLIC EVENTS |
| Secondary Classification: | Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition 1866 |
| Tertiary Classification: | souvenirs |
| Place & Date of Event: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1866 Used to promote Tasmanian Court at the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition 1866 |
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