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SOUVENIR PROGRAMME FOR OPENING CEREMONY OF MINNAWARRA HISTORIC PRECINCT

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1988

Overview

Cream-coloured card of A5 size, printed with brown ink and folded in half length-wise to form a booklet.
The front page includes title text at top and bottom with illustrations in the middle of History House and the Armadale School & Congregational Church. In the top right is the City of Armadale circular crest. At the top left corner on an angle is the text: [City Living / Country Life]. The title text at the top reads: [CITY OF ARMADALE / MINNAWARRA HISTORIC / PRECINCT]. Centred at the bottom is the text: [OPENING CEREMONY / 25th APRIL 1988 / Souvenir Programme].
On the inside pages are: a programme detailing the afternoon's proceedings; information about the History House extensions; and a history of the Armadale School and Congregational Church.
On the back page is a list of the City of Armadale councillors, the History House Management Committee and the Armadale School and Congregational Church Re-Location Trust.

Historical information

Souvenir Programme for the official opening of City of Armadale's Minnawarra Historic Precinct on 25th April 1988.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2012.4

Item type

Documents

Themes

Art and Design
People
Popular Culture
Social History

Material

Card

Ink

Width

210 mm

Height or length

297 mm

Keywords

History House Management Committee

Armadale School & Congregational Church Relocation

CUMMING J D

STUBBS R C Cr JP

RUSHTON Elizabeth Betty Mrnelva Mrs Cr

RICHARDSON Roland Roly A Cr

MUNN Jeffrey Jeff Harold Cr

LONGSTAFF Thomas Tom Cr

BLACKBURN Ian K Mr Cr

LOWE J Vernon Vern Cr

PRIES Stanley Stan Vasse Cr

Armadale School Building1900

Armadale congregational Church Armadale

BETTENAY Margaret Mrs

MITCHELL M Mrs

Minnawarra Historic Precinct

Year

1988

Statement of significance

Souvenir Programme for the opening ceremony for City of Armadale's Minnawarra Historic Precinct in 1988. The opening was a celebration of community action in saving two historically significant local buildings; the first school building in Armadale and the first church built in Armadale. Both buildings had been earmarked for demolition but community efforts saw then both saved. The church had been demolished but the community group was able to salvage all of the materials and rebuild it next to History House. The school building was moved on the back of a truck to the same location.

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

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