Presentation Spade February 1864

Kosvitz, Augustus John

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Presentation Spade
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February 1864
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Sterling silver spade for use at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ipswich-Brisbane rail line, first railway in Queensland. Used by Lady Diamantina Bowen, together with a silver-mounted wheelbarrow, imported from Sydney. Inscription on spade engraved by Thomas Ham. Emblematic devices were employed on the spade.

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