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A wooden gavel used by the Shipwrights' Union of NSW., 1895 - 1905
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Object statement
Gavel, wood, maker unknown, used by Shipwrights' Union, New South Wales, Australia, 1895-1905
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
The gavel was used by the Shipwrights Union of New South Wales between 1895 and 1905.

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Description
Gavel, wood, maker unknown, used by Shipwrights' Union, New South Wales, Australia, 1895-1905.

A wooden gavel consisting of an ovular, polished mulga wood head that is fixed to a turned wooden handle.
Made: 1895 - 1905


Used: Shipwrights' Union; New South Wales; 1895 - 1905
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
90/75
Production date
1895 - 1905
Height
40 mm
Width
80 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of the Amalgamated Metal Workers Union, 1990

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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+ Trade unions
+ Working life
Currently on public display
+ Display Store, Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill
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