Balaklava, Australia Day 1918
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- Type
- Commemorative badges
- Date
- 1918
- Place
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Balaklava, South Australia, Australia
- Materials
- Metal - non specific, Plastic - non specific
- Collection
- Social History Museums (South Australia) collection
- Accession number
- 1987.0030.0083
Description
Circular Australia Day badge, depicting grandstand with flag flying, in front of possibly an oval or racecourse (possibly taken from a sepia photograph), outlined with map of Australia in brown, white border edged in brown. Inscriptions: 'BALAKLAVA' (at top); 'AUSTRALIA DAY' (at bottom); '1918' (below outline of Australia). Plastic coated. Pin attached to metal back.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 6:01:19 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-02-17. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.