Summary
Made: Cadbury, Tasmania,
Used: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Found under the floorboards of the Gallery, Great Hall when replaced in 1989.
Physical Description
Yellow, cardboard chocolate box, gold and red text. Gold and red vertical stripes on ends. Graphic of a tree.
Significance
Reason for Acquisition: Transfer from the Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building
From 1940 to 1945 the Exhibition Building was occupied by the Royal Australian Air Force as a training school. About 500 to 700 men lived in for varying periods of time. When the floorboards on the balcony level of the Great Hall were replaced as part of the restoration program in 1989, many items dating back to the 1940s were found. These provide an insight into the lifestyle and interests of RAAF personnel stationed in the building.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Sep 1991
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Place & Date Used
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1940-1945
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Inscriptions
Front & back, printed: Cadbury's/FRUIT & NUT/CHOCOLATE/MADE AT CLAREMONT, TASMANIA Ends: Cadbury Sides: FINEST DARK CHOCOLATE/WITH FRUIT & NUTS
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overall dimensions
14.5 cm (Length), 1.5 cm (Width), 4 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
41 mm (Length), 154 mm (Width), 21 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Advertising, Chocolates, Confectionery, Packaging, Royal Exhibition Building, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945
