Monochrome Photograph - Golden Casket Drawing No 3
Production date
1933
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Description
Photograph in frame. Legend on matt reads: "Drawing of No 3 £25,000 Mammoth Exhibition Golden Casket Art Union Drawn City Hall, 27th July, 1933 at 7p.m." by Thiel Studio, Brisbane.
Classification
PHOTOGRAPHS Group commemorative
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Production date
1933
Measurements
420 x 570 mm (sight).
Framed 765 x 625 x 35 mm
Framed 765 x 625 x 35 mm
Media/Materials description
Wood, glass, paper, cardboard.
History and use
This image depicts the third draw of the Golden Casket Lottery using its new mechanical gaming machine. The draw was in July 1933.
The Golden Casket Lottery was first conceived during World War 1 by the Entertainment Committee of the Queensland Patriotic Fund to raise funds for veterans of the War. The first draw was in June 1917. The first five Golden Casket Art Unions raised £24,138 for the Australian Soldiers Repatriation Fund and £37,115 for the building of Anzac Cottages for war widows and their families.
By 1920 the Golden Casket had evolved into Australia’s first government-run lottery. Over the years, the proceeds have gone to numerous causes, and many of Queensland's existing hospitals and health services have benefited from funds raised by the Golden Casket. On 29 June 2007 Golden Casket Lottery Corporation became a wholly owned subsidiary of Tattersall's Limited.
The Golden Casket Lottery was first conceived during World War 1 by the Entertainment Committee of the Queensland Patriotic Fund to raise funds for veterans of the War. The first draw was in June 1917. The first five Golden Casket Art Unions raised £24,138 for the Australian Soldiers Repatriation Fund and £37,115 for the building of Anzac Cottages for war widows and their families.
By 1920 the Golden Casket had evolved into Australia’s first government-run lottery. Over the years, the proceeds have gone to numerous causes, and many of Queensland's existing hospitals and health services have benefited from funds raised by the Golden Casket. On 29 June 2007 Golden Casket Lottery Corporation became a wholly owned subsidiary of Tattersall's Limited.
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H22489
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