Historical information

MEMBER'S CRTIFICATE
I will be kind to all living crearures and will protect them as far as I can from cruelty.

Richard Henry Watson was a student at Murtoa State School No. 1549 c1920 and signed the following statement on a MEMBER'S CRTIFICATE.
'I will be kind to all living creatures and will protect them as far as I can from cruelty.'
Signature Harry Watson
Witnessed by Head Teacher - L. Walker

Physical description

Multi coloured rectangular shaped certificate with a black line border on a white background. In each corner there is an illustration: clockwise from left - a child and two horses; seagulls on a cliff face; koalas on a branch and a dog. In the centre is the Coat of Arms for the Victorian Society For the Protection of Animals with the date 1871.

Inscriptions & markings

The Certificate is signed in ink by Harry Watson, Murtoa; Branch State School No.1549. The Witness - L Walker Head Teacher