Summary
Invitation addressed to the Consul for the German Empire Mr William Alexander Brahe from the Government of Victoria. The invitation invites the Consul to the Royal Review at Flemington as part of the Australian Commonwealth Celebrations on Friday, 10 May 1901.
It is one of a set of ten invitations and entrée cards used by the Consul to the German Empire William A. Brahe and his daughter Sabina Peipers during their attendance at the celebrations and official events surrounding Federation and the Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
Physical Description
Large, heavyweight formal invitation.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Jan Priestley, 23 Aug 2016
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Addressed To
Mr Wilhelm Alexander Brahe, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901
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Place & Date of Event
Flemington Racecourse, Flemington, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1901
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Inscriptions
Printed in maroon ink: 'AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS / The Government of Victoria / requests the honor of the presence of / [handwritten] The Consul for the German Empire / Mr William Alexander Brahe / AT THE / ROYAL REVIEW / at Flemington on Friday / the 10th of May 1901'.
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Overall Dimensions
368 mm (Width), 303 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Celebrations, Public Events, Invitations, Australian Federation, 1901, Australian Federation, Celebrations, May 1901, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1900-1949, Politicians, Politics
