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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Christmas Card/Calendar

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1945

Subcollections

Maley family Collection

Overview

folded card with swinging coloured image of a koala and cub in a gum tree.

Historical information

The card was sent at Christmas 1945 by George Morrison Maley, then living in Kalgoorlie to Charles Thomas at Three Springs.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0368

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

156 mm

Height or length

187 mm

Depth

2 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Lower front cover - KOALA M. HOPPER
Back of front cover - TO ERECT PUSH CARD AT THE CORNERS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CARD
ALL RIGHTS TO FOLDING CARD DESIGN RESERVED
DESIGN APPLICATION PENDING
DESIGN No. 6
FOLD CAREFULLY AT DOTTED LINE
on lower inside is printed a calendar for 1946
Written in ink on reverse, "Happy New Year to the Thomas family from the Maley family Lewis St Kalgoorlie"

Contextual Information

This is currently the oldest Christmas card in the collection and has significance due to its association with the Maley family.

Keywords

Place made

Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

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