Summary
Newspaper Cuttings book kept by Mrs. Isabel A. Green (nee Menzies), Acting Secretary to Exhibition Trustees from August 1938 to October 1938 and Secretary from October 1938 to November 1955. It contains newspaper cutting and some photographs relating to events and news of the (Royal) Exhibition Building during that period. It includes items on the aquarium, migrant reception centre and 1954 Royal Visit.
Physical Description
Foolscap sized scrapbook of 311 pages. Hardcovers with a grey marbled pattern, red leather spine and corners. Inside pages are brown paper with assorted newspaper cuttings adhered to the pages. The clippings deal with aspects of Royal Exhibition Building from January 1933 to March 1961. Inside back cover, a sticker for McCarron, Bird & Co, commercial stationers.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Sep 1991
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Compiled By
Mrs Isabel A. Green, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1933-1961
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Place & Date Depicted
Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1933-1961
Depicts events, places and news from the (Royal) Exhibition Building from 1933 to 1961 -
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overall dimensions
29.8 cm (Length), 5.7 cm (Width), 37.3 cm (Height)
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References
See p.193 of The Exhibition Trustees Elden 1984.
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Keywords
Newspapers, Royal Exhibition Building, Aquariums, Royal Exhibition Building: Aquarium, Museum & Picture Salon, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1900-1949, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1950-1959, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1960-1969, Royal Exhibition Building: Migrant Reception Centre, Royal Visit to Australia, 1954
