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The Forts Visitor Book

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1989

Overview

Brown leather bound visitors book presented by the Honourable John Caldwell MLC on the occasion of the unveiling of the Royal Coat of Arms at the Princess Royal Fortress. The dedication on the inside cover of the book bears the signature of Professor Gordon Reid (Governor of Western Australia 1984-1989).

Historical information

The Visitors Book was presented during Heritage Week to the Town of Albany on 17 April 1989 by John Caldwell (MLC) and accepted by Mayor Annette Knight.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-1989.3.1

Item type

Books

Themes

Buildings > Military
Social History

Material

Cardboard

Leather

Paper

Width

390 mm

Height or length

345 mm

Depth

45 mm

Weight

3828 g

Inscriptions and markings

Front cover: Presented to the Town of Albany / by the Honourable John Caldwell M.L.C. / Member for South Province, 1989

Inside cover: To Commemorate the visit of / the Governor of Western Australia / His Excellency / Professor Gordon Reid / to unveil the Coat of Arms at the Forts. / 19th April 1989
Followed by Governor Reid’s signature

Contextual Information

During Heritage Week, the Forts Visitors Book was presented to the Town of Albany by John Caldwell in preparation for Professor Gordon Reid’s visit to the Forts. In his role as the Governor of Western Australia, Reid unveiled the replica Royal Coat of Arms (Queen Victoria) on 19 April 1989. The Coat of Arms was later mounted on the restored Guard House. His signature was the first in the book, which has room for 10,000 signatures (all pages are full).

Keywords

Princess Royal Fortress Albany

Forts Visitors Book

Professor Gordon Reid

Honourable John Caldwell

Royal Coat of Arms

W.A. Governor Gordon Reid

Place made

Australia

Year

1989

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