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Textiles > Flags

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Textiles > Banners

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Hand held flag commemorating Sydney Harbour Bridge opening.

Description
Flag or banner, Sydney Harbour Bridge Opening, fabric, maker unknown, [Australia], 1932

A hand held flag commemorating the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The flag is made from a rectangular panel of cotton fabric and features a yellow and blue image of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with planes flying overhead and boats on the water below the bridge. Above the bridge is the Union Jack and the Australian red ensign. A cylindrical wooden stick is attached to one side of the flag. The flag has been covered in plastic.
Marks
Blue text across the flag reads 'SOUVENIR / OPENING OF SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE / 1932'.
86/280
Height
312 mm
Width
245 mm
Depth
7 mm

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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.
Subjects:
+ Sydney Harbour Bridge
+ Social History
+ Australian History
Currently on public display
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