Junior Farmers Club NSW Albion Park Blazer

DESCRIPTION

TitleJunior Farmers Club NSW Albion Park BlazerObject TypeClothingDatec.1950DescriptionJunior Farmers Club NSW Albion Park Club Blazer.

Dark green blazer with yellow gold trim.

Embroidered crest with cow head, sheep head and sheaf of wheat.

Inscription 'Junior Farmers Club NSW Albion Park, I Aspire, I Achieve'.

Two silver buttons with the British Coat of Arms.

Photograph inside jacket pocket - Betty Metcalf (nee Swan) at the Albion Park Show behind an Albion Park Junior Farmers Club 1958 sign. Betty was Colin Swan's sister.
Makers MarkBroadway Tailors Colony Shopp, George St, SydneyProvenance and SignifcanceThis Junior Famers Albion Park NSW Club blazer was owned and worn by Colin Swan. Colin grew up on a farm on the Illawarra Highway at Tongarra, which was bounded by Keys Road. After his father's death, Colin and his mother (Doreen Ethel, nee Pearson) continued running the farm.

In 1980, Colin purchased a farm at Yellow Rock Road, Tullimbar.

DonorSwan, Jackie

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialWool blazer.Dimensions75 x 45 cm

CLASSIFICATION

PrimaryCOSTUMESecondaryMale Uniform, Civilian

CONNECTIONS

CollectionObjectsFamilySwanLocalityAlbion ParkOrganisationJunior Farmers Club (Rural Youth)

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Junior Farmers Club NSW Albion Park Blazer