Newspaper - Articles about the Y Service Clubs Bicentennial quilt, 1987

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The Australian Bicentennial was held in 1988. The Y's Workbox craft group produced a quilt designed by Mrs Carolyn Marrone as part of the celebrations. The quilt measures 1.41 metres across by 2.52 metres high and represented more than 3000 hours' work by 28 women.It is now mounted on a wall of the Bendigo library.

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Five Bendigo Advertiser newspaper articles telling the story of the Bendigo Bicentennial quilt. They describe who made them, how they were designed and of their significance. The two-sided cotton patch quilt, together with another 34 quilts from around Australia, formed the message "Australian Bicentennial exhibition 88". The Bendigo quilt formed the first "N" in "Bicentennial".

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11174.9

Date made

1987

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English

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