Summary
Invitation addressed to the Consul for the German Empire, Mr W. A. Brahe and Mrs Peipers from the Government of Victoria. The invitation invites the pair to the Melbourne celebrations for the Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia in 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 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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Inscriptions
Printed: 'Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth / By his Royal Highness / The Duke of Cornwall and York / The Government of Victoria / requests the honour of the presence of / [handwritten] The Consul for the German Empire, Mr W. A. Brahe & Mrs Piepers [sic] / At the Celebrations in Melbourne / in connection with the Opening of the / Parliament of the Commonwealth of / Australia'
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Overall Dimensions
361 mm (Width), 295 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
