FLAG, BACK TO GOLDFIELDS 1938

1938
Overview

Purple and yellow triangular flag, displays "Back to Goldfields WA", "1938", "Souvenir" and features a rising sun behind a mining shaft.
Relates to annual carnival in Kalgoorlie, established in 1927.

Historical information

Belonged to Peter Salvaire and assumed to have been brought back by him after visiting the event.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2012.93
Item type
Material
Width
25 cm
Height or length
35 cm
Contextual Information

The flag relates to the ‘Back to the Goldfields’ Carnival held in Kalgoorlie, a noted Western Australian social event established in 1927 that celebrated the goldminers who had made Western Australia prosperous. The carnival ran
for several days (and for almost a month by 1938 across Kalgoorlie, Boulder & Coolgardie) and included speeches, races, sports and a beauty pageant. The newspapers of 1938 note that the carnival also included school choirs and a ball.

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Goldfields flag, edited image

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