The Forts Holiday Centre Pty Ltd Matchbox

c. 1960

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2018.9.1

Item type

Promotional Material

Themes

Recreation

Material

Cardboard

Ink

Metal

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

Albany

Holidays

Place made

Australia

Year

c. 1960

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

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

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878
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Last modified

Thursday, 7 May, 2026

Completeness

100

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