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ALUMINIUM SIGN - PAVILION

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c. 1930 - 1989

Overview

Rectangular metal sign. White paint with patches missing and black text [PAVILION]. Screw holes near each corner with two other sets of screw holes evenly placed along length. Text silk screened into place. One of three signs that make up [BEDFORDALE / RESERVE / PAVILION].

Historical information

Sign used to identify the Bedfordale Community Hall. The sign was used from c1930s through to the 1980s. The first Bedfordale Hall was built in c1895 and replaced with a brick structure in c1900. The building was used for a variety of community events including the Bedfordale Agricultural Show from 1913. The site also featured community tennis courts.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2016.81C

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Aluminium

Paint

Width

1 mm

Height or length

1400 mm

Contextual Information

A early sign from the Bedfordale Community Hall. The fist hall was built in c1895 and was replaced with a brick building in c1900. The building was used for a variety of community events including the Bedfordale Agricultural Show from 1913. The site also featured community tennis courts.
The sign represents the important roll community halls played in helping being communities together as it was a public space where public and private events were held as well as hosting community social and sporting groups.

Keywords

Bedfordale Hall

Admiral Road Bedfordale

Bedfordale

ADMIRAL Road 40 Bedfordale

Year

c. 1930 - 1989

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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