Summary
Invitation addressed to the Consul for the German Empire Mr. William A. Brahe and Mrs. Peipers from the Government of Victoria. The invitation invites the pair to a Conversazione in the Exhibition Building as part of the Australian Commonwealth Celebrations on the evening of Tuesday 7th 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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Addressed To
Mrs Sabina Peipers, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901
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Sender
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Place & Date of Event
Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 May 1901
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Inscriptions
Printed in black ink: 'AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS / THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA requests the presence of / The Consul for the German Empire Mr. William A. Brahe and Mrs. Piepers [sic] / at a Conversazione in the Exhibition Building on the Evening of Tuesday 7th May 1901 at 8 p.m.'.
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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
