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Golden Swan Award

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1980

Subcollections

Country Women's Association of WA: State Significance

Overview

Wooden award with a symbol in the shape of the swan used in the 150th Year celebrations and 'The Country Women's Association of WA'
Also includes a framed picture of the Gold Swan Award.

Historical information

"To honour outstanding work or service performed by an organisation of any kind this certificate commemorates the presentation of the Gold Swan Award to the Country Women's Association of Western Australia, whose 55 years of caring and concern for the community was declared by the adjudicators to be a most meritorious achievement."

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-213-arch5256

Item type

Awards

Material

Timber

Contextual Information

The words on the certificate comprise the citation accompanying the Golden Swan Award.
Inaugurated in 1979 to be presented each year at the Foundation Day dinner, the Award given by Ringcraft Jewellers, is fashioned in three types of gold in the shape of the symbol used in the 150th Year celebrations.
CWA had forwarded a submission in 1979, but was unsuccessful. So believing in their own worth, a submission was made again in 1980. Awakened to take a call from Mrs Haywood, the State President still in Germany for the ACWW Conference in Hamburg, was absolutely delighted. Champagne toasts were the order of the day when the delegates joined to celebrate. Mrs Smeeton was asked to receive the Award which she did at what she describes as a "sparkling occasion" at Government House. CWA was very much to the fore as Rica Erikson was named Citizen of the Year in the category of Arts, Culture and Entertainment and the husband of a member Mr M R Finlayson, Mayor of Kalgoorlie became Community Welfare Citizen.
Accolades for CWA, especially from the Premier, enhanced an evening which was to always be very special to Mrs Smeeton. "It is your work," she told members, "which has gained the accolade for CWA - Caring, Working, Achieving, for the State of WA."

Keywords

CWA of WA

CWA History

Year

1980

Country Women's Association of WA

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