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Auckland Provincial Roll of Honour Committee - Records, 1929 - 1950

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  • Description

    Business records for the Auckland Provincial Roll of Honour Committee.

  • Other Id

    1892 (Presto content ID)

    MS-789 (Reference Number)

    21007 (DBTextworks system ID)

    75/78 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Auckland Provincial Roll of Honour Committee - Records, 1929 - 1950
  • Primary Maker

     Auckland Provincial Roll of Honour Committee

  • Date
    1929-1950
  • Physical Description

    4 folders

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Public Access Text

    "Two bronze reliquary caskets to be set in niches of the sanctuary of the Auckland War Memorial Museum have been designed and cast by Mr. Richard R. Gross [sic], the well known Auckland sculptor. They are to contain rolls inscribing the names of those from the Auckland Province who fell in the Great War and of the next of kin, respectively. Part of the cast design is conventionalised plant forms that combine European and Maori symbolism.

    There is the rose for love, laurel for victory, oak for valour and kawakawa for mourning. Above each casket is a bronze votive offering. Steps now lead to the niches that will contain the caskets, the design of which is related to the whole scheme." [Source: 'The New Zealand Herald', Vol. LXXVI, No. 23,284, Wednesday, 1 March 1939, Page 10]

  • Credit Line
    Presented by D. Goldie & Sons Ltd. in 1975.
  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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