An Australian Natives' Association 'Advance Australia' blackwood elbow chair, 1890s, formerly of the Ballarat East branch of the A.N.A., of large upright form typical of ceremonial chairs of the period with a high padded back with turned supports above the padded arms and upholstered seat, the moulded crest carved in relief with a prototype Australian coat of arms of a crossed shield with emu and kangaroo supporters against eucalyptus leaves and nuts above a frieze lettered in gold 'Advance Australia / Ballarat East branch no. 50 A.N.A.', 151 cm high, 61 cm wide, 60 cm deep