ProvenancePart of the Admans Collection. Given to William Admans.SignificanceRecords the swearing in of the Earl of Hopetoun as Governor General of Australia.
This 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.DescriptionInvitation printed in colour (bronze) on light board with a white facing paper. Names handwritten in black pen.
On the left of the invitation is an image of a crown over crossed sword and sceptre, these are on top of a large book, which in turn is on top of a cushion. Above and below the image is the text:
“THIS WAS THE CHARGER
THE CHARGER OF OUR LAND”
The main text of the invitation appears on a stylised scroll image, borded by leaves (perhaps intended to be olives or laurel) surrounded by a geometric boarder in the same bronze-gold colour the rest of the invitation is printed in. The Main text reads:
“The Government of New South Wales
requests the honor of
[handwritten] Mr. W. M. Admans (Age)
Presence at the Centennial Park
on the occasion of the Swearing in of
The Earl of Hopetoun,
First Governor General of Australia
Ceremony at 1P.M. on January 1st 1901.”Creator (person)Creator (organisation)AcknowledgementDate of Creation0l/01/1901Date of UsageMaterialPaper DimensionType: Total
Height: 195
Width: 265
Unit (Lengths): mm Accession NumberHT 2004.0907
