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Ceremonial EPNS trowel presented to the Premier of NSW 6.4.29

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Wingfield

c. 1929

Overview

Electro plated nickel silver (EPNS) trowel presented to the Premier of NSW, the Honourable T.R. Bavin, K.C., M.L.A. when he laid the foundation stone for the Nurses Home at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney on 6 April 1929.
The trowel is decorative, with a striped border and ornate filagree motifs. It is engraved with details of the event. It presumably had a handle at some point, perhaps made from timber.

Historical information

Sir Thomas Rainsford Bavin, K.C.M.G., K.C. was born in New Zealand and arrived in Australia at the age of 15, where he studied law and became a barrister. He served as Premier of New South Wales from 1927 to 1930.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00087

Item type

Ceremonial Objects

Decorative Objects

Themes

Medicine & Health
Social History

Material

Electroplated Nickel Silver

Width

105 mm

Height or length

200 mm

Inscriptions and markings

"Presented to
THE HONORABLE
T.R. BAVIN, K.C., M.L.A..
PREMIER OF
NEW SOUTH WALES
on the occasion of the laying
by him of a
FOUNDATION STONE OF THE
NURSES HOME
ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL
OF SYDNEY
6th April 1929"

Maker's details on reverse of trowel:

"WINGFIELD
EPNS A"

Keywords

Foundation Stones

History - Social

Place made

United Kingdom

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

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