Telegram
c 1929, ink on paper
RECEIVED TELEGRAM, Commonwealth of Australia - Postmaster-General's Department. Telegram to Mr and Mrs Swindon, Donaldson Street, Ainslie Canberra congratulating them on the birth of their child. "CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH LOVE/ BERT AND RENE"
Post marked Canberra City 30 September 1929.
Dimensions
12.5 x 20 cm
Object number
2004.14.3
Categories
Social HistoryCredit
Gift of Mrs. Lois Hicks
Lois Hicks collection
Lady Lois Hicks was an active participant in the early years of Canberra. She was a Girl Guide, a member of cricket and hockey teams and attended Ainslie Primary School and Canberra High School before nursing at the Canberra Community Hospital. The collection is contextualised through photographs of the donor’s family life in Canberra which have been reproduced by CMAG.