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Australia's Centenary Plate

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c. 1888

Subcollections

Community Events and Celebrations

Overview

A glass plate which has a Coat of Arms in the centre of the base flanked by an emu on the left and a kangaroo on the right.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HS2025.427

Item type

Domestic Objects

Material

Width

24.8000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Around the edge of the plate at the top reads "AUSTRALI'AS" and at the bottom is "CENTENARY". On the left hand side of the rim in a shield is "1788" and on the right hand side in a shield is "1888".

Underneath the Coat of Arms is "ADVANCE AUSTRALIA"

On the back of the plate handwritten in black ink is "79"

Year

Last modified

Wednesday, 19 November, 2025

Completeness

83

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Date of creation +70 years

Permissions

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Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

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Australia's Centenary Plate

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