Medal commemorating the completion of the bitumen surfacing of the Barrier Highway, 1972
Medal commemorating the completion of the bitumen surfacing of the Barrier Highway, 1972
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Date
1972
Call Numbers
R 577 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 58
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1 commemorative medal - diameter 4.5 cm - gold plated
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Contents
Obverse: A water pump, a commemorative plinth, and a sprig of Sturt's desert pea. Above these is the insignia of the Main Roads Department with the words 'The Commissioner for Main Roads' encircling it.
Legend: 'Barrier Highway. Nyngan. Cobar. Wilcannia. Broken Hill. Cockburn'.
Reverse: Legend: 'Completion of sealing Barrier Highway on Natio...
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Full title
Medal commemorating the completion of the bitumen surfacing of the Barrier Highway, 1972
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Author / Creator
Notes
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Keyword subjects:
Barrier Highway
Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Department of Main Roads, N.S.W., November 1972
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Call Numbers
R 577 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 58
Record Identifier
nZNvoZ7n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nZNvoZ7n
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Reference code
890021
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