Cloth Badge - Hunter Badges & Patches, 'Sam the Koala', Black Saturday Victoria Fires, 2009
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2009
Rectangular cloth badge with an image of a Country Fire Authority (CFA) fire fighter giving a koala (later known as Sam) a drink of water. The badge was made to commemorate the Black Saturday Bushfires in Victoria in 2009.
This badge is significant as an example of the many official and unofficial souvenirs which were produced by organisations and individuals to commemorate the Black Saturday Bushfires. Rectangular cloth badge with image of a fire fighter and a koala on one side, machine embroidered from multicoloured thread. The border has been edged on all four sides with black thread. The back of the badge has been coated with a clear adhesive to protect the threads of the embroidery.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 115 mm (Width), 2 mm (Depth), 95 mm (Height)
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-1481144
- Museum object number
- HT 23687
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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