Summary

Patch created retrospectively by the 1991 Sea Lake Women on Farms Gathering committee for the Women on Farms Gathering perpetual banner. The theme for the Sea Lake Gathering was 'An Evolving Voice.' The patch is now attached to the perpetual banner which is used at the Gathering each year.

Part of Museums Victoria's Invisible Farmer Project Collection. The Invisible Farmer Project was the largest ever study of Australian women on the land, uncovering the histories and stories of Australian women in agriculture and addressing the absence of rural women in mainstream histories and museums. It began as a pilot project (2015-2016) and evolved into a three year (2017-2020) nation-wide partnership between rural communities, academic, government and cultural organisations, funded by the Australian Research Council.

Physical Description

White cotton square patch featuring a printed central logo.The rectangular logo contains a circular landscape that depicts silos, grapes, grain sheaves, sheep, citrus fruit and gum blossoms. The words 'The Mallee' have been printed at the bottom corner of the icon. Bordering this icon on the top and bottom of the patch are the handwritten words, 'Sea Lake/1991'.

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