Summary
Colour photograph of Exhibition Trustees Director John Elden attending his 206th and final Trustees meeting as Director at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, on the 20 June 1985. Also in attendance are Exhibition Trustees Chairman Linton Lethlean, Director Designate Ronald Nolan, and other members of the committee, Faye Dumont, Estelle Davis, Muriel Mathers, Trevor Huggard and Leckie Ord.
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
Exhibition Trustees Director John Elden seated at a board table attending his 206th and last meeting as director, accompanied by Trustees Chairman Linton Lethlean, Ronald Nolan, Director Designate, and others members of the Trust committee at the Royal Exhibition Buildings on the 20 June 1985.
Physical Description
A colour photographic print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
Significance
The ten Exhibition Trustees' albums provide an invaluable visual record of past use, history, maintenance and restoration work of the Royal Exhibition Buildings prior to the building being recognised with a World Heritage Listing in 2004.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Jan 2000
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 Jun 1985
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Person Depicted
Mr John C. Elden - Exhibition Building Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 Jun 1985
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Person Depicted
Mr Linton R. Lethlean - Exhibition Building Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 Jun 1985
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Person Depicted
Councillor Trevor M. Huggard - Exhibition Building Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 Jun 1985
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Person Depicted
Ms Faye Dumont - Exhibition Building Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 Jun 1985
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Person Depicted
Ms Estelle Davis - Exhibition Building Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 Jun 1985
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Person Depicted
Mr Ronald Nolan - Exhibition Building Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 Jun 1985
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Person Depicted
Ms Muriel Mathers - Exhibition Building Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 Jun 1985
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Person Depicted
Councillor Leckie Ord - Exhibition Building Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 Jun 1985
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
E.O.C.A. DINNER TO JOHN ELDEN - JUNE 19th 1985/ DIRECTOR'S 206TH AND LAST TRUST MEETING - JUNE 20TH 1985/ L. to R. FAYE DUMONT, ESTELLE DAVIS (P.A.) JOHN ELDEN,/ LINTON LETHLEAN (CHAIRMAN), RONALD NOLAN (DIRECTOR DESIGNATE),/ MURIEL MATHERS, TREVOR HUGGARD, LECKIE ORD.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
251 mm (Width), 202 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Dinners, Functions, Presentations, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1980-1989, Social Functions