PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: A pendant flag with only one major Sydney sight … clearly before the Opera House (1973), the gentrification of the Rocks (the 1970s) and Sydney Tower (1981)
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 18.5cm x 27cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Lovran , Croatia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: A barely recognizable pennant depicting the town of Lovran in Croatia. How do I know it is Lovran? We were sent this in the 1960s from relatives in Lovran.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: cloth
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 16cm long x 11cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Rijeka , Croatia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: A pennant from Rijeka, Croatia (then Yugoslavia) depicting two scenes from the city: The old town and the harbour. This is quite stylish in its own way.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1972
MADE FROM: cloth
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 21cm long x 13cm wide
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PLACE REPRESENTED: Mt Isa, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: Pennants in red and blue depicting two scenes of typical Mt Isa : Lake Moondarra and the town with its mining infrastructure. Mt Isa is hot and dusty with a lot of mining which explains Lake Moondarra which is an artificial lake which supplies the town, and mines, water.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1971
MADE FROM: cloth
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 26cm long x 14cm wide