Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, Bereavement Whitehead, 1922
... goodwood caramut... Whitehead was born in 1848 at Goodwood, Caramut... Whitehead was born in 1848 at Goodwood, Caramut ...
This is a card sent by Mrs Whitehead in 1922 thanking the Warrnambool Club members for their sympathy following the death of Robert Whitehead. The Warrnambool Club was established in 1873 as a gentlemen’s club and the Warrnambool Club building which still stands today in Kepler Street was erected in 1877. The deceased Robert Whitehead was born in 1848 at Goodwood, Caramut and was a pastoralist. His second wife was Myrtle McFarland. Robert Whitehead is buried in the Tower Hill Cemetery.This card is of interest as it has a social history showing the type of bereavement card used in the 1920s – a plain card with a black edging. These cards could be purchased in bulk with a blank sheet for inserting the relevant details. The connection with the Warrnambool Club and Robert Whitehead is also of interest.This is a cream-coloured card with a black edge at the top left hand corner. It has handwritten and printed material. It has a small slit on the left hand corner indicating it has been pinned to a wall or noticeboard.‘To President & Members’
‘Mrs Robert Whitehead desires to return sincere thanks for sympathy in her recent bereavement’
‘Lami Lami, Liebig Street, Warrnambool, November 1922’
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