| Accession Number | AWM2020.826.1 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Book |
| Maker |
Various |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Bathurst |
| Date made | 1940-1941, 1945-1947 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Bathurst Tourist Hotel
Description
Collection relating to the Bathurst Tourist Hotel during the Second World War, Bathurst, 1940-1941 and 1945-1947.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of an autograph book from the Bathurst Tourist Hotel. The book contains signatures, drawings, messages, jokes, and poems from dozens of servicemen, dated between 1940 and 1941, with additional signatures from returning servicemen between 1945 and 1947. Inserted in the autograph book is one postcard with a photograph of a group of servicemen, and one newspaper clipping with the names of servicemen who had returned home.