Summary
Small card commemorating the end of World War II and the coming of peace, issued on 6 September 1945 by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd to its employees.
The card thanks the workers for their co-operation during the difficult war years, and hopes that they will continue to help out during the post-war transition. The company also announces in the card that all staff who were present on the payroll at 15 August 1945 would receive a Victory Bonus of one week's pay.
Physical Description
Plain card printed with blue and red ink.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Ms. Kate Metcalf - Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005
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Acknowledgement
Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
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Issued By
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1945
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Inscriptions
Front. printed, top middle, blue ink: 'PEACE - - - - 1945 / KODAK (AUSTRALASIA) PTY. LTD.' Inside right page, printed, blue ink: 'TO OUR EMPLOYEES: / The end of the War and the coming of / Peace has brought joy to the Nation and / to the individual and the Management / joins with all its employees in hoping for / a lasting Peace. / The Management desires to express its / appreciation of the services given by the / staff during the anxious War years and / fully recognises that the difficulties which / confronted us were only overcome by the / generous co-operation of all employees. During the present difficult transition / period the Management is confident that / the same co-operation will be forthcoming. / To mark the end of hostilities and as a / tangible expression of appreciation the / Management has decided to grant to all / our present employees who were on the / pay-roll on the 15th August, 1945, a / Victory Bonus of one week's pay. / E.J. ROUSE, / Chairman of Directors. / 6th September, 1945.'
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Overall Dimensions
97 mm (Width), 124 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Factories, Manufacturing Plants, Staff, World War II, 1939-1945, Peace Celebrations, Commemorations
