Silver medal awarded to Ole Thorpe for an act of bravery, 30th May 1886 by the National Shipwreck Re...
Silver medal awarded to Ole Thorpe for an act of bravery, 30th May 1886 by the National Shipwreck Relief Society of N.S.W.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1886
Call Numbers
SAFE/R 191/Item ppp
Record Identifier
Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
1 medal - silver with navy ribbon attached to it from a pin bar
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
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Issue Copy
Copy print : R 191/Item ppp
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Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
On the reverse of the medal 'Sunt Lacryma Rerum Sunt Et Sua Praemia Laudi' (motto) with the Society's emblem.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Silver medal awarded to Ole Thorpe for an act of bravery, 30th May 1886 by the National Shipwreck Relief Society of N.S.W.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Ole Thorpe was a member of the crew of S.S. 'Lyee-Moon' wrecked off Green Cape on 30th May 1886.
Certificate of award is located at D 375/No. 2.
This medal is filed with a bronze medal awarded to Ole Thorpe from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia.
Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by James Lillis, August 1963
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/R 191/Item ppp
Record Identifier
16AJQDzn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJQDzn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
889562
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