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Midland and Districts Historical Society > Records

Lilac Hill Festival Match sun hat

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1990

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Overview

Three cotton canvas hats with full brims. Cream-coloured with black and olive print. Two hats are from the ABC Chairman's XI v England 1990 match, and one hat is from the ABC Chairman's XI v New Zealand 1993 match.

Historical information

The Lilac Hill Festival Match was an annual cricket event held at Lilac Hill from 1990 to 2005. as a relaxed opener to the Australian summer Test Series, a Chairman's XI played against a visiting international team.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-150-R.36

Item type

Themes

Material

Inscriptions and markings

Each hat is printed with the event name, the team names, the date and an image of a lilac tree.

Contextual information

Items are an example of a sporting souvenir and reflect headwear fashion in the late 20th/early 21st century.

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Last modified

Thursday, 25 September, 2025

Completeness

94

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Permissions

Image may be used under the Creative Commons License. High quality scan is available from the Midland and Districts Historical Society.

Attribution requirements

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

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