ProvenancePart of the Admans Collection. Given to William Admans.SignificanceThis invitation is part of a collection of documents related to William Admans and the creation of the Commonwealth parliament in 1901. Admans was a member of the Commonwealth parliamentary reporting staff, known as Hansard. He served Federal Parliament as Second Parliamentary Reporter from 1901 to 1932; and covered the events around the creation of the Commonwealth parliament in 1901.DescriptionColour printed invitation on white paper.
A picture of the Earl of Hopetoun is on the left, surrounded by waratah and with Australian emblem and flags above. Top right is a British emblem with lion and unicorn and text Commonwealth of Australia Inaugural Celebrations at Sydney, January, 1901. Below this is the invitation text. This reads:
“The Government of New South Wales
requests the honor of
Mr. W.M. Admans [handwritten]
Presence at a Naval & Military Banquet in the
Town Hall Sydney on the 5th January 1901 at 7.30PM in
Commemoration of the Ceremonal of Swearing in of The Earl of Hopetoun
As first Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia.”Creator (person)Creator (organisation)AcknowledgementDate of Creation01/01/1901Date of UsageMaterialPaper DimensionType: Total
Height: 215
Width: 300
Unit (Lengths): mm Accession NumberHT 2004.0905
