Summary
Australian Railways Union Victorian Branch Past Officer's Certificate, presented to A.C. Ashley in recognition of services rendered as President of the Shunters' Section, 1930.
Physical Description
Illuminated certificate with coloured central inscription. Inscription is surrounded by a border of two Corinthian columns in front of a background illustration of an overhead signal gantry at Flinders St Station. Across the bottom of the certificate are three illustration depicting a suburban electric passenger train, "Unity Hall" the building in Bourke Street where the A.R.U. offices were situated, and a country hauled by a steam locomotive.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Transport, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Victorian Branch, Australian Railways Union (ARU), 27 May 1985
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Presented By
Victorian Branch, Australian Railways Union (ARU), Unity Hall, 636 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1930
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Presented To
Mr A. C. Ashley - Australian Railways Union (ARU), Victoria, Australia, 1930
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Inscriptions
Text: AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS/UNION/VICTORIAN BRANCH/PAST/OFFICERS CERTIFICATE/Presented to/A.C. Ashley/In Recognition/of Services Rendered/As PRESIDENT/of the Shunters' Section/Year 1930.
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
60.7 cm (Length), 45.7 cm (Width)
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Exhibition Collection Management
605 mm (Length), 455 mm (Width), 4 mm (Height)
flat
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Keywords
Electric Trains, Railway Unions, Steam Railway Locomotives, Trade Unions
