Record numberAI-42164Date qualifierearlier thanDate range31st December 1998NotesSize: 20 (42) Description: Made by Ambrosoli & Thompson 342 Elizabeth Street Sydney Outer Garment: good condition Lining: good condition Buttons: 2 Silver Metal HAC buttons
Top button broken while on loan 3/5/2013. Top button missing 5/5/2017.
personal communication (Peter Lister) 19 Jan 2018 Stephanie Ruelle, widow of Roger Ruelle (died Apr 2016) who worked at Ambrosoli & Thompson for 50 years (Stephanie also worked there). Company was at 342 Elizabeth St Surrey Hills 1936-1998 when it moved to Winston Hills (5 Marconi St, phone number then 029686 2115), no longer operating (closed 2016).
Blazer label bears Elizabeth St address and phone number (211 5740). Breast pocket bears HAC crest with text 'New South Wales'.
''Wednesday, 20 April 2022 at 4:18:59 PM (GMT+10:00) Lester, Cathie:'' Bottom button removed from blazer 20 April 2022 as last remaining example on loan blazers, registered as AM- 512 and put into exhibition case.CategoryMuseum ObjectsFormatObjectsTaxonomyArchives | Museum ArtefactsExhibitionMuseum ArtefactsArchive TypeUniversity ArchiveContributorArchives
Blazer - Hawkesbury Agricultural College (HAC). Western Sydney University, accessed 25/05/2026, https://collections.westernsydney.edu.au/nodes/view/43858
