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'The Exhibition Trustees' 18ct gold fob depicting the Melbourne…
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Melbourne
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25-Jun-2022
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'The Exhibition Trustees' 18ct gold fob depicting the Melbourne Exhibition Buildings, and verso, engraved for 'Alderman S.J. Morell, J.P. Appointed Trustee 9th Nov. 1926'; 17.8gms. Sir Stephen Joseph Morell, became Lord Mayor of Melbourne in November 1926 and his appointment as a trustee of the Exhibition Building was consequent on attaining that position. The body known as 'The Exhibition Trustees' was established by the Victorian Exhibitions Act 1878. Its function was to possess and control the Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens and specified surrounding areas for the purposes of public exhibitions and public instruction and recreation (s14 Victorian Exhibitions Act) except for when Exhibition Commissioners were in existence. Exhibition Commissioners could be appointed for up to three years to 'carry out and superintend any public exhibition of works of industry and art authorized to be held in accordance with the provisions of 'The Exhibitors Protection Act' 1872.
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