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Customised Dinner Plates - "Ship Hotel Busselton"

Subcollections
Souvenirs
Overview

Two identical round white dinner plates:

Both have tan-coloured stripes around rim, and also centre of plate. Wording printed in banner under picture of a sailing ship on waves.

Historical information

1919 Harr Fitzmaurice (Proprietor)
1932 A F Palandri (Proprietor)
1936 Mrs E Clowes (Licensee)
1937 Feb 18th Mrs E Clowes (Proprietress)
1959 Dec 14th Wm H Johnson (Proprietor)

Note: Information taken from Newspaper adverts and shop receipts

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2020.17
Item type
Crockery
Household Items
Objects
Themes
Food & Beverage
Popular Culture
Material
Ceramics
Width
210 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Around border of plate: "Ship Hotel, Busselton"

At the base:
A.11.27
Crown Motif
Grindley Hotel Ware
England
Vitrified
Gibsons & Paterson Limited
Sydney, Australia

Contextual information

The Ship Hotel is the oldest hotel still standing in Busselton. The building is located at the corner of Albert and West Streets.

Keywords
Ship Hotel Busselton
Food & Drink Consumption - Crockery
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Wednesday, 3 June, 2026
Completeness
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"The Ship Hotel" dinner plates
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