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Plaque - Wodonga Lions Club Plaque for the Purchase of an Ambulance, August 1971

  • Wooden frame around a metal plaque commemorating the purchase of an ambulance made posible by the Wodonga Lions Club in August 1971. Photograph of two ambulances included in the frame above the metal plaque.

    Wodonga Lions Club Plaque for the Purchase of an Ambulance, August 1971.

  • Wooden frame around a metal plaque commemorating the purchase of an ambulance made posible by the Wodonga Lions Club in August 1971. Photograph of two ambulances included in the frame above the metal plaque. Black and white 5 cm scale in the foreground.

    Wodonga Lions Club Plaque for the Purchase of an Ambulance, August 1971, with a 5 cm scale.

  • Wooden frame around a metal plaque commemorating the purchase of an ambulance made posible by the Wodonga Lions Club in August 1971. Photograph of two ambulances included in the frame above the metal plaque.
  • Wooden frame around a metal plaque commemorating the purchase of an ambulance made posible by the Wodonga Lions Club in August 1971. Photograph of two ambulances included in the frame above the metal plaque. Black and white 5 cm scale in the foreground.

Historical information

The metal-brass plaque commemorates the purchase of an ambulance in Wodonga with the assistance of th Wodonga Lions Club in 1971. The type of ambulance is shown in the photograph above the plaque in the wooden frame.

Significance

The framed plaque commemorating the purchase of an ambulance in 1971 has local significance due to its association with the Wodonga Lions Club as well as the Wodonga Ambulance Service. It also has historical significance as the photograph included in the frame shows the type of ambulances in use in the 1970s.

Physical description

Framed metal-brass plaque commemorating the purchase of an ambulance made possible by the Wodonga Lions Club in August 1971. Photograph of two ambulances included in the frame above the metal plaque.

Inscriptions & markings

"THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE / WAS MADE POSSIBLE / BY / WODONGA LIONS CLUB / AUGUST 1971" engraved on the the metal-brass plaque.

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