Previous find of the month - 12/2011


Previous find of the month

 

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Department of Territories Christmas Cards

 

The files '81/3592 - Information & Public Relations Section - Invitation Cards' and '88/1487 – Public Information Section – Invitation Cards' contain a selection of Christmas Cards distributed in the 1980s by the Secretary for the Department of Territories, John Enfield (1983-1987).  It is interesting to note the number of name changes the Department went through during this short period.

The card below was intended for Christmas 1982 but was postponed until 1983 as explained in the following minute paper.

Department of Capital Territory 1983 Christmas Card - outside

Department of Capital Territory 1983 Christmas Card - inside

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Minute Paper 17/11/1982

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The following card was the one that was used in 1982.

Department of Territories and Local Government 1982 Christmas Card - outside

Department of Territories and Local Goverment 1982 Christmas Card - inside

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In 1984 John Enfield selected a card produced and sold by the National Library of Australia featuring a painting of the Ainslie Post Office in 1912.

Minute from the Secretary 04/10/1984

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Department of Territories and Local Government 1984 Christmas Card - outside

The cards caption reads:

Ainslie Post Office 1912
From the oil painting 60.7 x 91 cm by Joseph Wolinski in the National Library of Australia.

This building which included the post office, a shop and a boarding house, stood near the present junction of Ainslie and Limestone Avenues.  It served as Canberra’s Post Office from 1863 to 1913

NL 17002

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For 1985 he selected a card produced by the Australian National Gallery featuring a scene of the ranges south of Canberra. 

Department of Territories 1985 Christmas Card - outside

The cards caption reads:

Elioth Gruner
Australia 1882-1939
Murrumbidgee Ranges, Canberra 1934
Oil on canvas 51.5 x 89 cm
Bequest of Stuart A. Johnson 1964
Australian National Gallery

Greeting Card No. XM0001
Copyright Australian National Gallery, Canberra, 1985

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Below is the draft text and layout for the 1985 card.

Department of Territories 1985 Christmas Card - mockup 

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ArchivesACT and the Territory Records Office produce an eCard each year based around a photo found in our archives.  This is our eCard for 2011.

TRO 2011 Xmas eCard - Woden Plaza - November 1977 

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xmas holly