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RECEIPT - ARMADALE CATERING SERVICE

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Brown rectangle paper with blue text written in pen. Receipt also has black printed lines that are filled in with the text. The receipt is from the Armadale Catering Service, who catered an event for the Mundijong & Districts Caledonian Society.

Historical information

Receipt for providing 75 dinners at a Mundijong and Districts Caledonian Society event from Armadale Catering Services in 1960. Most likely Burns Night which occurs in late January.
The Burns dinner is a celebration of the life and poetry of Robert Burns and is held near the poets birthday, the 25 January. Burn Dinners or suppers date back to 1801 and traditional feature the reading of Burn's poetry, eating haggis, drinking Scotch whisky and often end with a dance.

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cwa-org-33-COA2018.37A

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104 mm

Height or length

144 mm

Keywords

Armadale Mundijong Caledonian Society

Armadale Catering Service

Mundijong & Districts Caledonian Society

Statement of significance

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This document is part of a collection of objects and documentation relating to the Mundijong and Districts Caledonian

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