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The Forts Holiday Centre Pty Ltd Matchbox

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Bryant & May

c. 1960

Overview

A small white with red and green ink printed ‘flip-top’ matchbox containing 20 matches and advertising ‘The Forts Holiday Centre’ and ‘Viscount King Size Filters’.

Historical information

The matchbox was collected by Kenneth Raymond NEWBEY during the 1960’s.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2018.9.1

Item type

Promotional Material

Themes

Material

Sulfur Compounds

Width

45 mm

Height or length

56 mm

Depth

6 mm

Weight

20 g

Inscriptions and markings

On front printed in red and green ink “VISCOUNT / KING SIZE / FILTER” with “THE FORTS / HOLIDAY CENTRE PTY. LTD. / ALBANY, W.A. / Self Service / Flats and Cottages / Caravan Park / Phone: 1145 / Box: 45” printed in red and green ink on back.

Contextual information

The Princess Royal Fortress was used as a holiday resort post-Second World War.

Keywords

Princess Royal Fortress

Place made

Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Public location

Barracks Hallway

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878
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Last modified

Monday, 22 December, 2025

Completeness

100

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