Summary
State Savings Bank of Victoria pay envelope, marked with the name M.D. Fox.
It was found under the floorboards of the Gallery, Great Hall, when replaced in 1989.
Physical Description
Wages envelope. State Savings Bank of Victoria is encouraging comments on the rewards of saving for the future on the envelope front and back.
Significance
Reason for Acquisition: 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 the building 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
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1940-1945
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Inscriptions
Front: Name Fox M. D. / Tax ... / Cash (paper damage ahnd written entry illegible) / DON'T SPEND IT ALL / Use a little foresight now and plan for coming needs / Save regularly with the Bank that has been the People's Bank since 1841 / THE State Savings Bank of Victoria / HEAD OFFICE: 139-153 Elizabeth St. Melbourne C.1 and Branches Everywhere / (Read the Back) Reverse: The State Savings Bank of Victoria / Sums received from ONE SHILLING upwards / A small sum saved regularly / soon becomes useful / RESERVE FUND / All deposits Guaranteed by Government of Victoria / Buying what you do not need is an easy road to needing what you cannot buy. / SO SPEND WISELY AND BANK THE DIFFERENCE
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Overall Dimensions
80 mm (Length), 120 mm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
79 mm (Width), 124 mm (Height)
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