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PANTS; ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY UNIFORM
1951 - 1957Overview
Royal Australian Navy trouser pants, uniform worn by Mr. Ray Edwards between 1951-1957.
Navy blue wool.
Exhibits button fly and button cinch at waist.
Lined with cotton fabric, two pockets at front, two at back.
Historical information
Part of a donation comprising uniform jacket and pants (acc no. 2009.34-35).
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-37-2009.35
Item type
Objects
Themes
Material
Cotton
Wool
Width
600 mm
Height or length
990 mm
Contextual information
The pants are button-up rather than using a fly. As the zip-fly was more common after World War II, these pants may represent the end of a particular clothing period in the Australian Military.
Year
Statement of significance
The objects being offered for donation do not hold a direct historical link to the town as Mr. Edwards moved to Toodyay in 1989. Despite this it is considered these items would have social significance given Toodyay's strong Returned and Services League community.
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Last modified
Monday, 13 December, 2021
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