Summary
Presentation key presented to His Excellency The Governor of Victoria the Right Honourable Lord Huntingfield K. C. M. G. on the occasion of the opening of the New Community Hospital in Colac on 13 June 1934. Lord Huntingfield was Governor of Victoria from 1934 to 1939. He was the first Australia-born State governor and the last British peer to act as Governor of Victoria (he inherited an Irish title from his uncle).
Physical Description
Key with silver shaft and gold shield-shaped bow. The bow is engraved with text.
More Information
-
Collection Names
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Purchase from Mr Ray T. Jewell - Max Stern & Co., 08 Feb 1979
-
Date Issued
1934 AD
-
Issued By
-
Awarded By
Colac Community Hospital, Colac, Victoria, Australia, 13 Jun 1934
-
Awarded To
Lord William C. Huntingfield, Victoria, Australia, 13 Jun 1934
-
Inscriptions
Engraved: 'Presented / to His Excellency / The Governor of Victoria / THE RIGHT HON / LORD HUNTINGFIELD / K. C. M. G. / on the occasion of the opening of / THE NEW COMMUNITY / HOSPITAL / COLAC, 13.6.34'.
-
Material
Gold
-
Classification
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Dimensions
69 mm (Length), 25 mm (Width), 3 mm (Height)
-
Shape
Key
-
Keywords
Celebrations, Healthcare & Medicine, Hospitals, Melbourne Centenary, 1935
