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VISITORS BOOK

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c. 1960 - 2000

Overview

Rectangular book with salmon coloured hard covers, the pages are gilt edged and the spine has diagonal gilt lines embossed part of the way along the front cover. The bottom right of the cover has the text [Guests]embossed in gilt.
Hand written text on the inside of the front cover is '[Presented to Armadale C.W.A. / (anonymously)
by a past Member / on the occasion of their official / opening. / 22-9- 60.].
The back cover has the text [Japan].

Historical information

This book was used at both the Prospect Road and Avonlee Street branch offices of the Armadale CWA branch. It is a record of members and visitors to the CWA branch.
The Armadale branch of the CWA started in 1935. It had its branch office in Prospect Street Armadale. It had many local women as members who at the time helped support the local community, which was still a rural community. It was an important social club as well for local women to participate in.
In 1982, the club moved to a new branch office in Avonlee street. Over the next 27 years, membership declined and eventually the club was forced to close.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2010.17

Item type

Documents

Themes

Art and Design
People
Popular Culture
Social History

Material

Cardboard

Paper

Width

216 mm

Height or length

140 mm

Depth

21 mm

Keywords

Country Womens Association Armadale Branch

ARMADALE

PROSPECT Road ARMADALE

AVONLEE Street Armadale

Year

c. 1960 - 2000

Statement of significance

This object is part of a significant collection that represents the role the Country Women's Association (CWA) played in the region as a social support network and campaigner for the rights and empowerment for local women. The CWA was formed in 1922 and a branch started in Western Australia in 1924. The organisation played a role improving country health services through extensive campaigning and fund-raising as well as providing welfare and support for members of rural communities during times of economic and social stress.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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