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FATHER TUCK'S ANIMAL WORLD

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1927

Overview

Rectangular hard cover book with cloth tape binding. Consists of fourteen pages with text and illustrations on both faces showing various animals from around the world.
The front cover is khaki with a cream border and has an image of an elephant and text in red and black.
The reverse has an image of a draught horse in a field and the artists signature bottom right

Historical information

Given to Ursula 'Ula' Skeet by Auntie Agnes as a birthday present in 1927. Lillian Ursula Skeet was born in 1919 to Alfred Tunbridge and Lillian Ursula Skeet. She grew up in Forrestdale on the family farm with her parents and five other siblings. Lilian, or Ursual as she was known as, was musical, playing the piano and worked at the Forrestdale Post Office which was located in the front room of their family home. She attended the Forrestdale State School. Ursula did have an aunt named Agne Bridges-Todd (nee Dumsday)
In the 1950s Ursula had two short stories published in the Western Mail. She also married and moved away from the district

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2011.83

Item type

Books

Material

Paper

Width

224 mm

Height or length

277 mm

Depth

10 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text front cover [Father Tuck's / DURABLE / ANIMAL WORLD / Father Tuck's / NATURAL HISTORY / Series /DESIGNED & PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN] Reverse [N Drummond / TM Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd,. / No 6604 London Paris New York / DESIGNED & PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN / Publishers to Their Majesties / The King & Queen, / & Her Majesty Queen Alexandra]

Keywords

SKEET Lillian Ursula Miss

New York, United States of America

PARIS France

LONDON England

RAPHAEL TUCK & Sons Ltd

Year

1927

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of items associated with a person or family who have played a significant role in the economic, community or social development of the City of Armadale. This can include holding key political or social positions within the community, being a key contributor or member of a community organisation, a strong contributor to improving the well-being of the local community, a prominent figure in a local business or industry, developer of new industries or activities or someone who grew up in the area and moved away and had a noteworthy career or life.

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