Lot 3612

Description

Royal Colonial Institute, (1927), prize medal in bronze (39mm), obverse, the institute crest, reverse, wreath and inside inscribed, '1st Prize/Class B/Awarded to/Jean Robison/for/Essay Competition/N.S.W. Branch/1927'. In case of issue by Amor Ltd, toned uncirculated.

The annual reception for prize giving by the Royal Colonial Institute (NSW Branch) was held on Tuesday 27 November 1927 with his Excellency the Governor and Lady de Chair in attendance. The prizes for the institute's essay competition were given by the Governor. First prize in class B was shared equally by Jean Robison, age 13 years, of the College of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at Kensington and Marion Dallison of the Intermediate High School, Neutral Bay. Miss Robison's essay was titled, 'Governor Macquarie: His Life and Influence on the Early Development of Australia'.