Work on paper - Bookmark, Melbourne Legacy Bookmark

Historical information

Legacy is a voluntary organisation of returned ex-servicemen formed in 1921 to care for the widows and children of those who served.

Significance

A promotional bookmark issued by Legacy, a voluntary organisation of returned ex-servicemen formed in 1921 to care for the widows and children of those who served.. Part of a collection of bookmarks at Hymettus that covers a dozen examples of Legacy bookmarks in what is regarded as Australia's largest collection of bookmarks that numbered c.30,000 in 2024.

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