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1980

Overview

A small collection of pool toys, all made of rubber. There are 5 rubber starfish silhouettes; 1 blue, 2 red, 1 orange, and 1 green.

There are 5 rubber duck silhouettes; 1 blue, 1 green, 1 red, 1 yellow, and 1 orange.

Historical information

These items were acquired from the Armadale Aquatic Centre before renovations were started in 2017. The Centre was opened in December 1980. The items was used as part of the swimming training program at the Aquatic Centre. The items would be thrown into the pool and students would have to swim to retrieve it.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2017.35

Item type

Toys

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Rubber

Keywords

Armadale Aquatic Centre

Champion Drive 78 Seville Grove

Seville Grove

City of Armadale

Year

1980

Statement of significance

MEDIUM
This collection of items was used at the Armadale Aquatic Centre. The Armadale Aquatic Centre was opened in December 1980 and was closed in 2017 to make way for the new Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre which was opened in 2019. There items were collected as they represent the important role played in the social life of the local community and what was involved for a local government in running a public pool.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

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