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Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur) > Records

Typewriter

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Kerryn Chia

2021

Overview

Green Olympia typewriter with green cover (slightly torn) and three spare ribbons in pale blue carboard boxes.

Historical information

The last manual typewriter used in the West Arthur Road Board (Shire) in 1989. It is likely it was used from the 1960s through to 1989.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-50-21.002

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

65 cm

Height or length

28 cm

Depth

45 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Olympia De Lux

Keywords

West Arthur roads Board

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur)

Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur)

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