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Flour Bag 1970

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SubjectChinese language
Agriculture--Australia
Business enterprises
Category3. World War I
PlaceCorowa
JourneyPenang
KeywordsTrade
farming
Current HolderAlbury Library Museum
Item Number ARM 90.083
Access RightsDigitised
Country Of Origin Australia
LanguageChinese
English
Description From Source 
Description Heavy calico bag stitched on three sides open and unhemmed at top, design of bowl of flowers in green, lettering with red chinese characters on each side. Bag has been washed. Inscription Swee Hih Chan & Company Panang Best Australian Gadiolo Brand Wheat Flour Corowa Milling Co Ltd Corowa NSW 50 lbs. Gross weight when packed. Dimensions 685 x 430 History of Item Corowa Milling Co Flour used by Mr Dunstan at Federal Backery, Howlong. Used it for his bread because used hard wheat. All mills export flour overseas using specific trading companies and export brands. Displayed in Bake exhibition, Lane Gallery, Albury LibraryMuseum, 7 February - 29 March 2015.
Physical Format Objects (miscellaneous)
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