Work on paper - Lucas Booklet, 1921. Souvenir, Ballarat Arch of Victory and Avenue of Honour, 7/2009

Historical information

Details are given of the establishment of the Avenue of Honour and the Arch of Victory, the opening of these by H.R.H. Prince of Wales 2/6/1920 and the making of a pair of yellow silk pyjamas, by the Lucas girls for the Prince, latterly, Duke of Windsor.

Significance

The Arch of Victory and Avenue of Honour are important landmarks in Ballarat of which citizens of Ballarat are justly proud.

Physical description

2 pages of typed notes. p.1, quotations from 2 references are cited at the bottom of p.1 and on p.2, there is a poem entitled "The Royal Pyjamas."

Inscriptions & markings

None.

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