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Unique IDCC-000084Source system ID1999.028DateBetween 1st January 1946 and 31st December 1946Date qualifierdecade onlyMediumWoodDescriptionCarved wooden gavel, made from oak roofing timber recovered from London's Guildhall that had been damaged by fire in December 1940 following a Luftwaffe bombing raid. Presented by the Lord Mayor of the City of London , Sir Bracewell Smith, to the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Reg BartleyAuthor/creatorCity of LondonSpecial citationGavel made from roofing timber from the Guildhall, London, 1946. City of Sydney Civic Collection.TypeCivicHistory
City of London, Gavel, 1946 (01/01/1946 - 31/12/1946), [CC-000084]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 07 Apr 2025, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1900442