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Work on paper - Address Delivered by Mr A.E.C.Kerr, President, Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage Committee, 3/4/1938, To honour the Late President Mr Fred J. Martell. Photograph attached of metal plaque at Craig's Hotel entitled "Royal Hotel Stables", 3/4/1938. Photograph-date unknown

To honour the Late President Mr Fred J. Martell. Photograph attached of metal plaque at Craig's Hotel entitled "Royal Hotel Stables".

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Address Delivered by Mr A.E.C.Kerr, President, Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage Committee, 3/4/1938.

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Historical information

The Address in honour of the memory of the Late Fred J. Martell given 3/4/1938, President of the Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage was delivered by Mr A.E.C.Kerr, President of the Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage Committee, Ballarat. The photograph of Craig's Hotel Stables' sign is included as Adam Lindsay Gordon held the leasehold of these livery stables in 1867.

Significance

Mr Martell made valuable contributions to the Ballarat community as one of the Founders of the Ballarat Art Gallery, Registrar of the School of Mines and was "really [the] founder" of the Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage. His ashes were scattered around the Cottage.

Physical description

8 pages with 3 illustrations and 2 title pages. The 3 black and white illustrations are of Fred J. Martell, the Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage and Adam Lindsay Gordon. The photograph of Craig's Stables is high gloss in colour.