SydneyTownHall

Ceremonial silver trowel used to lay the foundation stone for the western front of the Town Hall, 28 October 1879, made by William Kerr, Sydney. Sydney Town Hall Collection 88- 530
Photo Greg Piper

Ceremonial brass key used by HM Queen Elizabeth II to unlock the gates of Sandringham Gardens, Hyde Park, Sydney on 5 February 1954. Sydney Town Hall Collection 99-029
Photo Greg Piper

Ceremonial silver spade used by HRH Duke of Edinburgh to plant the first tree of the Remembrance Driveway between Sydney and Canberra on 5 February 1954. Sydney Town Hall Collection 04-015
Photo Greg Piper

Ceremonial silver mace designed by John Hale and presented to the Council of the City of Sydney on the occasion of Council's Sesquicentenary in 1992. Sydney Town Hall Collection 92-028
Photo Greg Piper

Lord Mayor's robes and chain of office detail of the Lord Mayor's chain of office made by W Farmer and Company, Sydney 1903 with the addition of subsequent links by William Kerr, silversmith and Angus & Coote, Jewellers, Sydney. Sydney Town Hall Collection 00-001
Photo Greg Piper

Lord Mayor's dress collar made by Angus and Coote, Jewellers, Sydney 1958. Sydney Town Hall Collection 05-024
Photo Greg Piper

Grant of the City Badge by the College of Arms, London, 1909. Sydney Town Hall Collection 88-390
Photo Greg Piper

Keys to the City of Sydney designed by Ernst Pfenninger, Sydney 2000. Sydney Town Hall Collection 05-013
Photo Greg Piper