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LETTER TO THE MAYOR FROM B. SCOTT

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Overview

Brown rectangle paper with blue hand written text. The letter is addressed to Mr. Ian Blackburn from Mrs. Bell Scott, congratulating him on his re-election as Mayor of the Town of Armadale and inviting him and Mrs. Blackburn to a function held by the Armadale Mundijong Caledonian Society in the Armadale R.S.L. Hall on 26th July, 1980.

Historical information

The letter was sent to Cr Ian Blackburn congratulating him on his successful election and appointment to the position of Mayor. The letter also invites Ian Blackburn and his wife to the Scottish 'Ceilidh' (traditional Scottish social gathering that often involves dancing and music) to be held at the Armadale RSL Hall on July 26 1980.
Ian Blackburn was a local councilor from 1974-1992 and was Shire president and Mayor from 1978-1986 and again from 1988-1992.

Mr. Ian Blackburn was the first and only Mayor of the Town of Armadale, serving from 1979-1985. Mr. Blackburn also served as President of the Shire of Armadale Kelmscott (1978-1979) and Mayor of the City of Armadale (1985-1986).

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2018.36

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Ink

Paper

Width

186 mm

Height or length

253 mm

Keywords

TOWN of ARMADALE

Mundijong & Districts Caledonian Society

BLACKBURN Ian K Mr Cr

SCOTT William Bill T Mr

Armadale Mundijong Caledonian Society

Returned Servicemen League Hall Armadale

Statement of significance

MEDIUM
Letter was a part of the archives kept by the Armadale Mundijong Caledonian society that provide an insight into the organisations institutional history and the types of events that they held in the local district.
This letter is representative of how the Society would communicate and invite prominent local figures to events to sure up local support for the organisation. It also relates to Mr Ian Blackburn a prominent local business owner, Mayor and long term councillor within the City of Armadale.
Condition: Interpretive: Provenance: Representativeness:

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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