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WITH COMPLIMENTS NOTE PAPER - THE MANSE RESTAURANT

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c. 2015

Overview

Flat rectangle note paper with maroon text and a illustration of male figures head and shoulders holding a cloche above text in the upper right corner. Text in upper left corner and centred text on bottom of paper
Text reads [ With Compliments] and [ THE / MANSE / RESTAURANT/Award Winning B.Y.O Restaurant]
and [ 31 Church Avenue, Armadale Western Australia 6112 Telephone/Facsimile: (08) 9399 6078]
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Historical information

The note paper was ordered by restaurant owner and chef Gary Smith as promotional tool. Gary owned The Manse Restaurant located at 31 Church Ave Armadale from 1991 to 2020.
The Manse Restaurant was opened around May 1988 by Alex and Kerry Koers in the former Congregational Church Manse building. In the early 1990s Gary Smith, who had been working as an apprentice at the restaurant, purchased the restaurant and ran it until its closure in 2020 due to COVID 19 pandemic and ill health.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2020.21

Material

Paper

Width

0.1000 cm

Height or length

19.9000 cm

Themes

Keywords

CHURCH Avenue 31 , ARMADALE

CHURCH Avenue Armadale

Year

c. 2015

Statement of significance

The note paper was produced by The Manse Restaurant for promotional use in the 2010's by restaurant owner Gary Smith. The note paper is part of a collection of objects that tell the story of The Manse Restaurant which was a popular dining establishment with local residents from 1988 to 2020. Owner and chef Gary Smith owned the restaurant from 1991 to 2020. The Manse Restaurant was a popular place strongly supported by local dinners for much of its life from 1988 to 2020.
The note paper is representative of the dining scene in Armadale from the late 1980's to today.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Geotag

-32.153435523622, 116.01735132613

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