[Silver trowel used by Sir Francis Forbes to lay the foundation stone of the Sydney College, 1830]
[Silver trowel used by Sir Francis Forbes to lay the foundation stone of the Sydney College, 1830]
[Silver trowel used by Sir Francis Forbes to lay the foundation stone of the Sydney College, 1830]
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Date
1830
Call Numbers
R 50
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Physical Description
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Objects - ca. 18.5 long (including handle) x 5.5 cm at widest part - 1 diamond shaped flat silver trowel, with rising haft to bone handle
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Full title
[Silver trowel used by Sir Francis Forbes to lay the foundation stone of the Sydney College, 1830]
Notes
General note
Digital order no:a928428
Signature / Inscriptions
The upper side of the trowel is inscribed "To The Honble. Chief Justice Forbes. Saml. Terry ex Treasurer April 15 1836". On the bottom is inscribed: "Foundation Stone of the Sydney College laid Jany. 26 1830".
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
This trowel was used by the first Chief Justice of NSW, Sir Francis Forbes, to lay the foundation stone of the non-denominational Sydney College on 26 January 1830. The stone was then '...allowed to lie alone like a solitary egg in a deserted nest for 18 months thereafter...' [Dow, 1974]. Sydney College closed in 1847, but was reconstituted as Sydn...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 50
Record Identifier
1l4dBd21
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l4dBd21
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Reference code
446675
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