Winner's List, Golden Casket First Draw
Production date
1917
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
List of winners of the First Drawing of The Golden Casket Art Union, 14.6.1917. Winners numbers and prize values listed vertically from 1 to 723, columns are headed "Value and No. of Ticket". Top has two eyelets, bottom has 6 signatures of organiser, recorder, chairman, Mayor Brisbane, Mayor of South Brisbane, prizes and numbers printed, winning ticket numbers handwritten.
Classification
DOCUMENTS
RECREATIONS Gambling lottery
RECREATIONS Gambling lottery
Production date
1917
Production place
Measurements
L620 x W570 x H5 mm, weight: 1700g
Media/Materials description
Masonite, paper.
Signature/Marks
RESULT OF DRAWING - No 1 GOLDEN CASKET ART UNION\CLOSED WITH 95842 (unreadable)\AT BRISBANE STADIUM, ON THURSDAY, 14TH JUNE, 1917, AT 2P.M
History and use
This winner’s list is associated with the first Golden Casket Art Union held in Queensland on 14 June 1917. Although art unions were a common method of fund-raising for charity during early 20th Century Australia, the Golden Casket art union was seen as different due to the extraordinarily large amount of prize money that was offered. First prize for the Casket was £5,000 and the total prize money was £10,000. To compare, the average salary of a male in Queensland in 1917 was £2 to £3 per week.
The idea for the art union was proposed by the Entertainment Committee of the Queensland Patriotic Fund in 1916, during World War 1 (WW1), with the aim of raising funds for the rehabilitation and repatriation of returned Australian sailors and soldiers.
The Casket took 17 weeks to fill and people from most major cities around Australia could apply for a ticket. The draw took place in the Brisbane Stadium at 2’o’clock and the event was attended by a large crowd including select dignitaries, members of the press and the public.
A young man named John Zimmerle from Kingston in Queensland won first prize but was unable to claim his winnings as he was underage and had to wait until he turned the legal age of 21.
The idea for the art union was proposed by the Entertainment Committee of the Queensland Patriotic Fund in 1916, during World War 1 (WW1), with the aim of raising funds for the rehabilitation and repatriation of returned Australian sailors and soldiers.
The Casket took 17 weeks to fill and people from most major cities around Australia could apply for a ticket. The draw took place in the Brisbane Stadium at 2’o’clock and the event was attended by a large crowd including select dignitaries, members of the press and the public.
A young man named John Zimmerle from Kingston in Queensland won first prize but was unable to claim his winnings as he was underage and had to wait until he turned the legal age of 21.
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Registration number
H23630