Summary
Entree card which allows the bearer entry to the Exhibition Building via the Rathdown Street Entrance to an Evening Reception to meet their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York as part of the Australian Commonwealth Celebrations on 9 May 1901. While it is unknown who this card was used by it is an important piece of material culture, which were used at one of the events surrounding the celebration of Federation and the Opening of Commonwealth Parliament in 1901.
Physical Description
Entree card with black printed text, there is a red stripe down the centre of the card.
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Place & Date of Event
Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 May 1901
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Inscriptions
Printed on card:'In Celebration of the Opening of the Parliament/ of the Commonwealth of Australia / To meet Their Royal Highness / the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York / Admit to the Evening Reception at the / Exhibition Building Melbourne on the 9th of May 1901 / George H. Jenkins / Secretary for the Government of the Commonwealth / This Card must be delivered up at the Rathdown Street Entrance / before 7:45pm at which hour the doors will be absolutely closed.
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Keywords
Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1900-1949, Australian Federation, 1901, Australian Federation, Celebrations, May 1901, Public Events
