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SIGN - BYFORD BOUNDARY LOCATION

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c. 1970

Overview

Almost square metalic sign, with a cream coloured face side. The top half has [SHIRE OF / ARMADALE KELMSCOTT] written in black with a cream background above and below the centre motif, which has the stylised letters AK in cream with a red background.
The lower half originally had [DISTRICT OF / BYFORD] in raised lettering, but it has been covered over with adhesive paper, and now has a [TOWN of ARMADALE] emblem stuck over it.

Historical information

Road sign denoting the boundary of the district of BYFORD which came under the shire of ARMADALE KELMSCOTT ca 1970. The TOWN of ARMADALE sticker was added at a later date, between 1981 and 1985. ARMADALE has since become The City of ARMADALE.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2016.43

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Non Ferrous Metal

Paint

Width

610 mm

Height or length

5690 mm

Keywords

Shire of Armadale Kelmscott

TOWN of ARMADALE

Byford

Year

c. 1970

Statement of significance

This object is part of a larger collection of items that focuses on the history and impact of local government on the community. Local Government plays an important role in providing services to the local community and provides a snap shot into what issues are important to the local community. The object also represents the changing types of local government the district has experienced, road board to shire to town to city.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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