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GIRL GUIDE PATCH DALE REGION CARNIVAL

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c. 1980 - 1990

Overview

Rectangular pink patch with three yellow horses suspended under a purple and yellow carousel with purple and yellow balga in top right hand corner with purple emblem in left hand corner.Purple text on three sides. Vertical text on left side [DALE], vertical text on right [REGION] text along base [Carnival 1994]

Historical information

Was worn by Meeghan Clay who was a member of the Armadale branch which was located in the Dale Region of the Girl Guides in the 1980s. Meeghan and her mother Fiona 'Fay' had a strong involvement with the local Girl Guides and attended many of the club and regional events. The patch would have been sewn onto part of Meeghan Girl Guide uniform. The patch was produced for a Girl Guide carnival held in the region

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2012.31C

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Cotton

Width

72 mm

Height or length

48 mm

Keywords

CLAY Meaghan Ms

CLAY Fiona Ms

DALE Region

Girl Guides Australia

Year

c. 1980 - 1990

Statement of significance

A collection of patches used by Meeghan Clay when she was a member of the Armadale Girl Guides, located in the Dale Region (Armadale and Serpentine Jarrahdale) during the 1980s. Her mother Fiona 'Fay' Clay was also involved with the Girl Guides from 1983 to 2000.
The collection represents the role community organisations like the Girl Guides played in developing local citizenship skills of local Children. It also tells the story of the long history the Girl Guides have with the local region dating back to the years just after the end of World War One.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

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