Official Opening of the Petrie Mill, 6 December 1957

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TitleOfficial Opening of the Petrie Mill, 6 December 1957DescriptionThirteen year old Gretel Gehrmann, the eldest daughter of Resident District Manager (R.D.M.) Mr A.S. (Gus) Gehrmann, presenting Dame Pattie Menzies with a bouquet of Brisbane grown orchids. In an interview recorded in 2001 her father, Gus, recalled how the APM Board had made the request for Gretel to take on this role and how nervous the 13 year had been at the opening.Date6 December 1957PhotographerAustralian Paper ManufacturersCollectorAustralian Paper ManufacturersRecord typePhotographFormat typeDigitalOriginal format colourBlack and white

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CollectionAustralian Paper Manufacturers (APM) (now Amcor), images of early development, ca. 1940-1996

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PlacePetrie (Qld.)Subject (keywords)flower arrangementsgroups (people)manufacturing industriesopening ceremoniesbouquetsindustrial buildingspaper millsfactoriespresentation ceremoniesofficial events

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Official Opening of the Petrie Mill, 6 December 1957