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Booklet - Early Melbourne, G W Green, 1934
Reg. No: SH 900840
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- Summary:
- Souvenir booklet produced by the Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd., printed by G.W. Green in 1934. The booklet was produced as part of the celebrations for the centenary of the white settlement of Victoria. The booklet comprises 8 pages, and includes sketches and photographs, some contrasting early scenes of Melbourne with contemporary images. The mood throughout is celebratory - the final sentence reads 'They lived hard and worked hard and the Melbourne of today is a fitting culmination to a century of striving of the descendants of such stalwart souls.' On the back of the book is some information about the Vacuum Oil Company Pty Ltd, the pioneer oil company of Australia.
- Description:
- The booklet has a brown cover, and is printed throughout in black, white and brown.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 21.30 cm (Width), 28.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | celebrations, civic mementoes, commerce, melbourne centenary 1935, souvenirs, victoria centenary 1934-1935 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | RECREATION & TOURISM |
| Secondary Classification: | Travel |
| Tertiary Classification: | tourist information |
| Inscriptions: | Printed, front cover: This will be the place for a village/EXTRACT FROM JOHN BATMAN'S DIARY/JOHN BATMAN/from contemporary/drawing/EARLY/MELBOURNE/WITH SHORT HISTORY OF NO. 1 MELBOURNE/JOHN PASCOE FAWKNER/With the Compliments of the Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd. |
| Printer: | G.W. Green & Sons Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1934 |
| Place & Date Used: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1934 |
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