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British and Australian flags used at the Westbridge Migrant Hostel
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Object statement
Flags (2), British and Australian, fabric / metal, used at the Westbridge Migrant Hostel, Villawood, New South Wales, Australia, 1950-1960
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
The maker of the flags is unknown.
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 flags were used in the Nissan Hut dining hall at the Westbridge Migrant Hostel, Villawood, New South Wales, Australia, 1950-1960. They flanked a portrait of Quenn Elizabeth II.

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Description
Hessian flags mounted on metal poles with spearhead.

Used: Westbridge Migrant Hostel; Villawood, New South Wales; 1950 - 1960
Marks
See part records for marks.
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
86/917D
Height
1000 mm
Width
450 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Commonwealth Accomodation & Catering Service, 1986
Subjects
+ Australian nationalism/identity
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/68405 |title=British and Australian flags used at the Westbridge Migrant Hostel |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=21 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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