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Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur) > Records

CWA Cookbook Ed 1936

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CWA

1933

Subcollections

Country Women's Association

Overview

Blue cookbook, hardback cover, slightly damaged, has brown tape on the book.

Historical information

The book was originally owned and used by Agnes Barnes who was the original editor and complied many of the recipes in the book. Many of the recipes are from Agnes's own collection. The book include newspaper cuttings of additional recipes and also handwritten recipes.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-50-23.014

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

14 cm

Height or length

21.5000 cm

Depth

2.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Many inscriptions in the book. The owner of the book had written her own recipes in the book and added recipes cut from the newspaper

Contextual Information

Agnes Barnes was the Auny of Ann Knapp who is an ex Darkan resident. The book has a connection to the district through Ann.

Keywords

Country Womens'association Wa

Country Women's Association

Place made

Perth
WA
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur)

Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur)

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