889562
- TitleSilver medal awarded to Ole Thorpe for an act of bravery, 30th May 1886 by the National Shipwreck Relief Society of N.S.W.
- Creator
- Call numberSAFE/R 191/Item ppp
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1886 - Type of material
- Reference code889562
- Issue CopyCopy print : R 191/Item ppp
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room - Physical Description1 medal - silver with navy ribbon attached to it from a pin bar
- Scope and ContentOn the reverse of the medal 'Sunt Lacryma Rerum Sunt Et Sua Praemia Laudi' (motto) with the Society's emblem.
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010 - General note
Ole Thorpe was a member of the crew of S.S. 'Lyee-Moon' wrecked off Green Cape on 30th May 1886.
Certificate of award is located at D 375/No. 2.
This medal is filed with a bronze medal awarded to Ole Thorpe from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia. - Name
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