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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

PETREL BEAK HAT RACK, THE GREEN LIZARD, ALBANY C1930

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A wooden rack with eight petrel beaks attached and used as a hat rack at the Green Lizard Hall (Green Lizard Dance Hall - Green Lizard Ballroom) c1930.

Historical information

Used as a hat rack at the The Green Lizard Hall (Green Lizard Dance Hall - Green Lizard Ballroom) c1930. A very popular local venue used for dance classes, dances and community events.
Part of a group of buildings that appeared in the Albany Advertiser in 1926. It was advertised by Arthur Johnson & Snowballs as offering both Tea Rooms, showrooms and a hall for hire.
Green Lizard Hall was part of the Cowens Buildings Later C.E.BOLT & CO on the site of the current (2020) Trans WA bus port. For some reason, the site was known locally as 'The Green Lizard'.

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cwa-org-51-1991.111

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Albany Historical Society Inc

Albany Historical Society Inc

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