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Engraved cigarette case presented to Major Francis Edward De Groot, 1932

A small gold case

Engraved cigarette case presented to Major Francis Edward De Groot, 1932 
maker unknown 
gold 
acquired from Mrs A Millard, 1982 
SAFE/R 720

Inscribed on one side, ‘He is not insane. 21st March 1932. In appreciation W.J.H.’ 

Captain De Groot, after serving in the First World War, joined a paramilitary organisation, the New Guard, which aimed to crush communism and pledges unswerving loyalty to the British Empire. De Groot became its leader around 1931.  

On Saturday 19 March 1932, at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, De Groot, mounted on horseback, dramatically upstaged Premier Lang and cut the ribbon with his ceremonial sword, declaring the Bridge open in the name of, ‘the decent and respectable people of New South Wales’. De Groot was dragged off his horse and arrested. He was found guilty of offensive behaviour in a public place and fined the maximum penalty of £5. He received many letters of support and admiration, as well as gifts from fans, including this engraved rose-gold cigarette case.

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