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#23374 - Capital Hill Hostel disc

Resource ID
Location
23374
O-167, Box 13, Digan compactus
Title/subtitle
Capital Hill Hostel disc
Author/Creator
Department of Works and Housing
Picture
Capital Hill Hostel disc
Format
Object
Identifier
Object O-167; Capital Hill Hostel; Hillside Hostel
Publisher
Department of Works and Housing
Physical description
Metal
Summary
Metal disc, 35mm radius, with "Capital Hill Hostel, Not Transferable" on the face and "If Found put in Post Box, 22296, Department of Works and Housing CANBERRA ACT" on verso. A chain hole is at the top of the disc. Damaged but readable.
Notes
The donor found the disc in a garden just off Limestone Avenue in around 1984. The hostel was also known as Hillside Hostel and operated from 1952 to 1968.