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CHAIR - ARMADALE KELMSCOTT ROADS BOARD

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c. 1930 - 1967

Overview

Brown wood straight back four leg chair with wood arms. Padded brown leather spring cushioned seat. Two cross beams between front and back legs with a third beam running between the middle of them to form a supporting H for the legs. Chair back slightly curved and boosted in place by four screws, Small kidney shaped hole in to middle for grip when moving chair. Modern pine support struts screwed into under side of the seat of the chair.

Historical information

Chair used in the Armadale Kelmscott Road Building on Jull Street between c1934 and 1959. A set would have been ordered for Councillors to use during council and committee meetings. Most likely replaced in 1967 following the opening of the Shire Council Administration building which was located opposite the Road Board Building.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2007.41

Item type

Furniture

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Leather

Metal

Wood

Width

527 mm

Height or length

884 mm

Depth

604 mm

Contextual Information

Part of a set of chairs ordered in c1934 for councillors to use when attending council or committee meetings at the Armadale Kelmscott Road Board building located on Jull Street. The chairs were also used for the annual official photograph of councillors and key staff between c1934 and 1959. Possibly replaced in 1967 when the council moved across the road into the new Shire Council Administration building.
The chairs represent the many elected councillors and employed staff members who sat at the council meeting table in the mid 1900s making decisions relating to the administration and direction of the Armadale Kelmscott Road Board and how that impacted local residents.

Keywords

ARMADALE

Jull St Armadale

Armadale Kelmscott Road Board Office

Armadale Kelmscott Road Board

Place made

Western Australia
Australia

Year

c. 1930 - 1967

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of items that represent the role that local government has played in providing services to its local community. The City of Armadale was formed in 1894 as the Kelmscott Road Board and has grown from a time when it only provide roads and drains to today when the City provides a wide range of services including waste collection, libraries, museum, parks, sporting facilities, building licenses, environmental services, public events, street lighting, ranger services and community facilities.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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