Wedding invitation

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1912

Overview

printed card (in very poor condition)

Historical information

The Golden Sheaf Hotel was built at Greenough for J.S. Maley and opened in 1883. Never a successful business it was delicensed in 1903, and then used by the Armstrong family as tea-rooms. The building was demolished in 1922.
The Methodist Church at Georgina was consecrated in 1904, but by the 1960s was no longer in use.
The McDermotts and Stokes were long established families at Greenough, whilst the Armstrongs moved to Greenough in 1908.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0424

Item type

Invitation

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Card

Ink

Width

103 mm

Height or length

64 mm

Depth

2 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on card: Mr. & Mrs. F.G. Armstrong request the pleasure of the company of Miss E. McDermott to witness the marriage of their daughter Hilda Laura to Mr. Frederick Stokes, on Wednesday 24th January, 1912, at 4.30 p.m., at the Methodist Church, Georgina, and afterwards at The Golden Sheaf, Greenough.
R.S.V.P.

Contextual Information

This invitation is a record of a place that no longer exists - The Golden Sheaf Hotel, and about a place that is no longer used for its original function - the Methodist Church at Georgina.

Keywords

Methodist

Place made

Geraldton
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1912

Statement of significance

The object 'Wedding Invitation' (GMOB0424) has some aesthetic significance, given its (form, colour, texture), and has some rarity value. The item has low scientific significance, although being representative of the class / in poor condition. The item has historic significance for the local community and has good interpretive potential. This item has very high social significance given it was owner ELIZA McDERMOTT(1912), associated with FREDERICK STOKES(), occurred at Fmr. Georgina Methodist Chapel(24/01/1912), occurred at Fmr. Golden Sheaf Hotel(24/01/1912),

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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