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ARMADALE KELMSCOTT ROAD BOARD DOG LICENSE MEDALLION TAG

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1945

Overview

Non-ferrous metal tag, shaped like a flower with four petals.
The face side shows a stamped image of a swan within a circle, with text around the outside of the circle that reads: [1945-46 W.A. DOG LICENSE]. Surrounding this text is a second, outer circle.
The opposite side is stamped with the text: [ROAD BOARD / OF / ARMAD - KELMS / 58]

Historical information

Municipal governments have played a role in the licensing of dogs in Western Australia since the 1870s. The Dog Act was designed to manage the culling of Dingoes and 'wild dogs' that were deemed a threat to livestock. In the 1880s there was a push for stronger regulations as abandoned dogs or dogs left to roam were causing problems with animals and gardens in towns. In the 1890s the act was amended to allow municipal governments to issue collars with registration tags for a fee to dog owners to prevent the police from destroying the dog if it was found roaming the streets or farm land unattended.
This dog tag was produced by the Armadale Kelmscott Road Board in 1945 and issued to dog owners who had licensed their dogs. It is one of a dog licence tags ranging between 1933 and 1986 in the museum collection.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2012.5B

Material

Non Ferrous Metal

Width

2.7000 cm

Height or length

2.7000 cm

Depth

0.2000 cm

Themes

People

Social History

Inscriptions and markings

[ROAD BOARD / OF / ARMAD - KELMS / 58]

Keywords

Armadale Kelmscott Road Board

Armadale Kelmscott Road Board Office

Dog Registration

Centenary of ANZAC

Year

1945

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of items that represent the role that local government has played in providing services to its local community. The City of Armadale was formed in 1894 as the Kelmscott Road Board and has grown from a time when it only provide roads and drains to today when the City provides a wide range of services including waste collection, libraries, museum, parks, sporting facilities, building licenses, environmental services, public events, street lighting, ranger services and community facilities.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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