Summary

Colour photograph of the Hon Angus Ogilvy being presented with the Exhibition's Gold Commemorative Medallion while visitng the exhibit of Stokes Australia Ltd at the Melbourne International Centenary Exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, between 23 September and 5 October 1980. He is accompanied by Mr Peter Riddell of Riddell Exhibition Promotions and the Chairman of Stokes, Mr WR Stokes. Stokes Australia Ltd manufactured the medallions.

This is one of 959 photographs (or images) of the Exhibition Building collated by the Exhibition Trustees as a 10 volume pictorial history of the Exhibition Building spanning the years 1880 to 1985. The pictorial history was instigated by the centenary of the Exhibition Building in 1980 and forms part of a larger Royal Exhibition Building collection of documents, photographs, objects and research files.

Description of Content

Colour photograph of the Hon Angus Ogilvy being presented with the Exhibition's Gold Commemorative Medallion by WR Stokes, Chairman of Stokes Australia Ltd while visiting their exhibit at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, between 23 September and 5 October 1980. Also present is accompanied by Mr Peter Riddell of Riddell Exhibition Promotions and a representive of Stokes Australia Ltd wearing a white lab coat.

Physical Description

A colour photographic print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.

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