Summary
Australian Railways Union Victorian Branch Past Officer's Certificate, presented to M.R.J. Collins in recognition of services rendered as President of the Spotswood Workshops Section, 1954.
Physical Description
Illuminated certificate with coloured central inscription. The 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 train hauled by a steam locomotive.
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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, 1954
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Presented To
Mr M. R.J. Collins - Australian Railways Union (ARU), Spotswood, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1954
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Inscriptions
Inscribed on certificate: 'AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS UNION VICTORIAN BRANCH PAST OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE. Presented to M.R.J. Collins In Recognition of Services Rendered As President of the Spotswood Workshops Section. Year 1954.'
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
405 mm (Width), 558 mm (Height)
Dimensions measured when certificate is standing vertically. Certifcate and mounting is approximately 2 mm thick.
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Exhibition Collection Management
558 mm (Length), 405 mm (Width), 2 mm (Height)
flat
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Keywords
Electric Trains, Railway Unions, Steam Railway Locomotives, Trade Unions
