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Commemorative pieces, certificates and business registrations [BRG 213/164] • Mixed material

General Motors-Holden's employee badge

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1926-1940, 1957-1991, Mixed material, BRG 213/164/6

GMH employee lapel badge, with a roll over clasp on the verso, featuring General Motors logo on and the name 'General Motors-Holdens' across the top in raised embossing. The employee number 65714 appears printed on a paper insert through a window inside the badge.

General Motors-Holden's employee badge — General Motors-Holden's employee badge

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1926-1940, 1957-1991, Mixed material, BRG 213/164/6

GMH employee lapel badge, with a roll over clasp on the verso, featuring General Motors logo on and the name 'General Motors-Holdens' across the top in raised embossing. The employee number 65714 appears printed on a paper insert through a window inside the badge.

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Summary

Records comprising certificates of registration, membership and appreciation, including certificates issued for change of Company name and registration of plants. Also contains plaques and trophies, a printing block, a badge issued to employees, an employees number badge, a commemorative paperweight for production of the millionth Holden (EJ), a 40th anniversary medallion, and a jigsaw puzzle.

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Physical description

Certificate;
badge;
printing block;
plaque;
trophy
4.5 metres

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1926-1940, 1957-1991

Creator

GM Holden Ltd

Collection

Part of Holden Collection

Subject

General Motors-Holden's Limited -- Collectibles
General Motors-Holden's Limited -- Anniversaries, etc.
Business enterprises -- Registration and transfer -- Australia

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General notes

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Additional notes

BRG 213/164/1/1: Certificate of Merit awarded to General Motors-Holden's by the South Australian Chamber of Manufactures' at the Royal Adelaide Exhibition, 1957.
BRG 213/164/1/2: The Certificate of Registration of Business Name for General Motors-Holden's Torana, on 6 March 1967. Certificate no. 233457.
BRG 213/164/1/3: The Certificate of Incorporation of Proprietary Company for General Motors-Holden's Sales Pty. Limited on 30 March 1967, under the Companies Act of 1961. No. of company 68657.
BRG 213/164/1/4: The Certificate of Registration of Foreign Company for General Motors Overseas Corporation on 6 May 1971. Company formed in Delaware, USA, with the appointed agent being GM-H, Port Melbourne. No. of company 8606.
BRG 213/164/1/5: The Certificate of Registration of Business Name for G.M. Parts & Accessories on 1 June 1973. Certificate no.318766.
BRG 213/164/1/6: The Certificate of Incorporation on Conversion to a Public Company on 19 December 1975, certifying that General Motors-Holden's Proprietary Limited was now known as General Motors-Holden's Limited.
BRG 213/164/1/7: The Certificate of Registration of Business Name for General Motors Components. Certificate no.384006.
BRG 213/164/1/8: Certificate for Mr E.C.S. Green of General Motors-Holden's Limited being elected a 'Life Governor' of the South Port Community Nursing Home Society. Awarded on 22 May 1980 in recognition of service to the elderly residents of Port Melbourne, South Melbourne and West St Kilda.
BRG 213/164/1/9: Certificate for General Motors-Holden's Limited gaining membership into The Melbourne Chamber of Commerce on 18 March 1980.
BRG 213/164/1/10: Certificate for General Motors Overseas Corporation (Melbourne) being elected an Affiliate Company of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Australasia, on 28 February 1990.
BRG 213/164/1/11: Certificate awarded by The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia to W.J (Bill) Hamel 'for work as a Director', 9 July 1991.
BRG 213/164/1/12: Certificate awarded by The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia to H.H. Videion of General Motors Overseas Corporation as a Fellowship Member, 29 April 1991.
BRG 213/164/1/13: Parchment certificate outlining 'Our Supplier Relationships' and 'The GMH Code' for General Motors-Holden's Limited.
BRG 213/164/1/14: Certificate of Membership by The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia certifying General Motors Overseas Corporation as 'An ordinary member', 9 July 1990.
BRG 213/164/1/15: Certificate of Membership by The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia certifying General Motors Overseas Corporation, Melbourne, as 'An ordinary member', 19 July 1990.
BRG 213/164/1/16: Certificate of Membership by The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia certifying General Motors Overseas Corporation as 'A Corporate Member', 1 July 1990.
BRG 213/164/1/17: Certificate awarding the Automotive Bodies Paint Shop of General Motors-Holden's Automotive Limited a high commendation in the manufacturing facilites category at the 1993-1994 South Australian Engineering Excellence Awards. The Institution of Engineers, Australia, South Australia Division.
BRG 213/164/2/1: Plaque commemorating General Motors-Holden's presentation of the Millionth Holden to The Australian Inland Mission, 'in recognition of fine service rendered to people living in the more remote parts of Australia'.
BRG 213/164/2/2: Trophy awarded to General Motors-Holden's Pty Limited for their part in the Royal Adelaide Exhibition, 1963, by the South Australian Chamber of Manufactures Incorporated.
BRG 213/164/2/3: Plaque featuring a 1980s Holden badge and text 'Holden celebrates G.M. 75th Anniversary'.
BRG 213/164/2/4: Brass medallion with silver coating, commemorating the 25th anniversary of General Motors. Featuring two separate General Motors logos on either side and the words 'To the Advancement of Motor Transportation; commemorating the 25th anniversary on General Motors, 1908-1933'.
BRG 213/164/2/5: Medallion commemorating the General Motors-Holden's Limited open day in 1986.
BRG 213/164/2/6: Plaque presented to Holden 'in grateful acknowledgement' of 'support to the Australian Olympic Games Team, Seoul & Calgary 1988'.
BRG 213/164/2/7: Circular bronze plaque set in a wooden mount, featuring a relief of one side of a page in a magazine, 'Car Australia; Car of Australia', and 'Category Winner' near the edge. On the other side, engraved text reading 'Best Family Car, 1991, Holden Commodore VP'. Relief signed 'Michael Meszaros 1989'.
BRG 213/164/2/8: Plaque with a small metal and plastic plate on a wooden mount, featuring a print of the GM Holden logo and the '50th anniversary, Holden' design.
BRG 213/164/2/9: Red, silver and black coloured paperweight incorporating the distinctive horn button design of the 1962 EJ Holden, with the inscription '1962 The year of the Millionth Holden' on the reverse. The paperweight was issued by the GM-H to dealers and clients to commemorate the production of the One Millionth Holden in 1962. The one millionth Holden, a metallic 'Euroa Gold' EJ Premier sedan with a white roof, came off the assembly line on 25 October 1962.
BRG 213/164/2/10: Gold medallion in original red and white case with the Holden insignia on the top. Issued by the company to dealers and clients to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Holden in 1988. The medallion bears the inscription '1948-1988 Holden, 40 years anniversary, 1988 VN Commodore' on the front in relief, and '1948-215 Series Holden, Australia's own car' on the reverse, with an image of a 48-215 [FX] in the centre.
BRG 213/164/3: Printing block featuring an advertisement titled 'Industrial ambassador to forty markets overseas', General Motors-Holden's Pty Limited. Contains text and an image of a crate labelled 'Holden' being loaded from a ship, and smaller images showing Malaya, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand and Hong Kong. The advertisement appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney NSW, 10 July 1961, page 41.
BRG 213/164/4: Lapel badge issued to employees: lapel badge featuring the General Motors logo with GMH printed inside, and the inscription 'advancement of transport'. The back of the badge is engraved with M1216. The pin was issued to Mr Eric Prout during World War II, believed by Mr Prout to be a security measure, although another suggestion is that it was issued as an appreciation of employee loyalty during the war years.
BRG 213/164/5: Jigsaw puzzle titled 'The Restoration - Australia'. A 750 piece unopened puzzle (code 84/2) manufactured by Taylor McPherson Pty.Ltd, Coburg, Victoria, featuring a green Holden 48/215 [FX] parked at the entrance of a workshop, with a number of people closely inspecting the car. The side inscription reads 'On November 29, 1948 the first Holden officially rolled off the assembly line at Fishermen's Bend, Victoria. Commonly called the FX, but code named the 48/215 Holden, it was a 5-6 seater sedan which originally sold for A ₤733. It was powered by a 132.3 cubic inch O.H.V. six cylinder engine. 120,402 were built between 1948 and 1953 when it was superseded by the FJ Holden'.
BRG 213/164/6: GMH employee lapel badge, with a roll over clasp on the verso, featuring General Motors logo on and the name 'General Motors-Holdens' across the top in raised embossing. The employee number 65714 appears printed on a paper insert through a window inside the badge.

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