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SubjectCorrespondence
Chinese language
Category4. World War II
KeywordsChinese Australian
Current HolderAlbury Library Museum
Item NumberARM 09.691.42
Access RightsDigitised
PlaceAlbury
Language Chinese
Description From SourceDescription Letter? on stiff paper with one serrated edge with columns of Chinese characters. Half red stamp on rh edge containing word Chinese and Lons… Inscription Chinese characters, Half red oval stamp on rh edge containing word Chinese and Lons… Accession number Dimensions 285mmx155mm History of Item Item from the Abikhair’s Haberdashery Store on the corner of Olive street and Swift Street. Saad Abikahir opened his second haberdashery, S M Abikhair’s Federal Stores in1928 then the name became S M Abikhair’s. His children, Allan, Walter and Thelma, along with his wife Shefia manned the store after Saad’s death. The remaining family member, Walter, closed the store in 1996 when this object was purchased by the Albury Regional Museum from the Abikhair Family with grant money.
Physical FormatLetters
Related Resources https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/4497/
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