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Conference Paper

Author
Parris, R. F.; Johnson, A. W.
Title
The Day St Boiler: Interpretation of an Industrial Relic
In
Third National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1986: Practices and Responsibilities of Engineering Heritage; Preprints of Papers
Imprint
Institution of Engineers, Australia, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 1986, pp. 52-55
ISBN/ISSN
0858253143
Url
https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.680400985677596
Abstract

The collection of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences comprises over a million individual objects and its acquisition policy results in this number being constantly increased. Like other major museums it is thus faced with invidious decisions as to which of these objects should be displayed and interpreted for the public. This paper examines one such decision and concludes that of the many very subjective criteria which can be used to asses an artefact's importance or significance, a link, however tenuous, to a major historical event or process can and should prevail.

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