BOOKLET, 'The Coolgardie Water Supply'

H2002.104

Small booklet with tan cover. Printed in gold on the front cover "THE/COOLGARDIE/WATER/SUPPLY/Souvenir/OF THE/ Opening of the Works/BY/ SIR JOHN & LADY FORREST/ AT MUNDARING/ COOLGARDIE and/ KALGOORLIE/ 22nd & 24th JANUARY/ 1903." Inside of cover lined with pale brown paper with flower motif. Contains photographs of the Forrests, people at opening, the water scheme, and John Forrest's speece at opening. Page 7 of book has a typewritten introduction stating book is presented to (handwritten in black ink) "Master. A. Cameron" then in typescript "as a souvenir of the successful completion/of a Great and Beneficent Work." Pages are bound at centre point only with red thread.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2002.104
Accession Date: 14 Aug 2002
Acquisition Year: 2002
Credit: Mr R.C. Cameron

Material

Ink/Paper

paper, ink, cotton

0 - Whole
Paper/Paper0 - Whole
Cotton/Textile0 - Whole

Measurement

width125mm
length185mm
depth0.5cm

 

 

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