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Letter to War Trophies Committee

1920
Subcollections
World War One
Overview

Two page letter in black typeface, there is a black and white logo for the "Legislative Assembly Western Australia" at the top of the letter.

Historical information

The document is a copy of the original. The letter is written from the Hon. A. Thomson and is addressed to Hon. J. Prouse M.H.R. House of Representatives Melbourne". The letter has written to the War Trophies Committee Melbourne stating that the residents of Katanning were very disgusted in the allocation of a machine gun trophy to the district. Katanning had sent over 1600 men to the First World War and raised over 20,000 pounds for the various patriotic funds as well as exceeding their quota for the numerous War Loans.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-202-HSA2025.311
Item type
Documents
Material
Paper
Width
20.9000 cm
Height or length
29.5000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten in black ink at the top of the letter is "The Hon. J. Prouse M.H.R. House of Representatives Melbourne."

Year
1920
Last modified
Wednesday, 20 August, 2025
Completeness
94
Copyright category
Date of creation +70 years
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Letter to War Trophies Committee
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