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Plaque, Girrawheen P.S, Faction Sports

Subcollections
10th Light Horse
Overview

Dark brown treated wooden shield with four points. The obverse side of the shield consists of nine smaller silver shields with each having six points, with only two of the shields featuring engraving of the year and winning faction team. At the top of the shield there is a raised metal ribbon banner that is held in place by two screws and displays the school’s name. Beneath that is one of the smaller metal shields with no engraving. Below that, in the middle of the shield is a larger silver shield with three points and metal floral engravings. In the centre of the shield a is green and black circle with a gold symbol to represent someone running. Below the circle is the engraving of the title of the shield. This larger middle shield also features two screws to keep it in place, with the screws being rusted. The reverse side of the shield is untreated and is a lighter colour than the obverse side. This side
features no engravings or markings but does have a screwed in metal sawtooth hanger.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-57-2024.36
Item type
Objects
Material
Metal
Resin
Wood
Inscriptions and markings

Obverse: ‘GIRRAWHEEN PRIMARY SCHOOL’ / ‘FACTION / SPORTS’ / ‘1987 / RED’ / ‘1988 / BLUE’.

Keywords
Girrawheen Primary School
Last modified
Friday, 10 October, 2025
Completeness
72
City of Wanneroo Museum Collections

City of Wanneroo Museum Collections

Dark brown treated wooden shield with four points. The obverse side of the shield consists of nine smaller silver shields with each having six points, with only two of the shields featuring engraving of the year and winning faction team. At the top of the shield there is a raised metal ribbon banner that is held in place by two screws and displays the school’s name. Beneath that is one of the smaller metal shields with no engraving.
Dark brown treated wooden shield with four points. The obverse side of the shield consists of nine smaller silver shields with each having six points, with only two of the shields featuring engraving of the year and winning faction team. At the top of the shield there is a raised metal ribbon banner that is held in place by two screws and displays the school’s name. Beneath that is one of the smaller metal shields with no engraving. Below that, in the middle of the shield is a larger silver shield with three points and metal floral engravings. In the centre of the shield a is green and black circle with a gold symbol to represent someone running. Below the circle is the engraving of the title of the shield. This larger middle shield also features two screws to keep it in place, with the screws being rusted. The reverse side of the shield is untreated and is a lighter colour than the obverse side. This side
features no engravings or markings but does have a screwed in metal sawtooth hanger.

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