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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The John Lancaster Collections of Australian Trade Exhibitions
• Sale Date:
  18 Oct 2016 ~ 1pm
• Lot #:
  428
• Lot Description:
  "First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work, 1907"
  cloth bound programme, endorsed on fly leaf, "Mr.C.R.Long, With the compliments of the Executive, John Grice, Chairman", with 2 lithographed diplomas at back, designed by Ruby Lindsay & Eirene Mort. Cover with some wear, generally good condition.
• Provenance:
  Charles Leski Auctions, Auction 230, Feb.2004, Lot 666.
• Notes:
  The motivation for the Exhibition was educational as well as celebratory. It included a series of lectures and musical concerts, an example of a working creche, and catering exhibits. There were prizes for essays on various progressive topics, like 'Best Essay on the Best Method of Supplying Pure Milk to the Poor of the City, especially in Summer', trade exhibits from shops and companies run by women and displays of women's inventions. Exhibits by royal women were sent from various countries and there was a large number of foreign loan displays, including ethnological exhibits.
• Estimate:
  A$1,500 - 2,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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