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Midland and Districts Historical Society > Records

Le Tour de Teddy cap

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2018

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Overview

Brown cotton-canvas fashion cap.

Historical information

The cap celebrates the pilgramage taken by Jon Groves to retrace the steps of, and pay respect to, his grandfather George Groves and George's mates who fought in World War I.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-150-R13

Item type

Material

Themes

War and Conflict

Inscriptions and markings

Cap features the wording "Le Tour de Teddy 2018" embroidered in white underneath a white cotton badge with a red square in the centre, on the front of the crown. An Australian flag embroidered badge is on the rear of the crown and embroidered white circles surrounding a white symbol are on either side of the crown.

Contextual Information

The item has a strong association with a family of importance in the working and industrial history of the Midland area.

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Place made

Western Australia
Australia

Year

2018

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Unrestricted

Permissions

Image may be used under the Creative Commons License.

Attribution requirements

Image is to be attributed 'Courtesy of Midland and Districts Historical Society Inc.'.

Copyright holder

Midland and Districts Historical Society Inc.

Midland and Districts Historical Society

Midland and Districts Historical Society

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Le Tour de Teddy commemorative fashion cap.

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Le Tour de Teddy commemorative fashion cap.

Le Tour de Teddy commemorative fashion cap.

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