From the Maitland Mercury report:
Maitland’s clothing and textiles museum houses a 1920s Catholic priest’s garment, called a chasuble, which was recovered from the debris of Maitland’s 1955 flood.
The severely damaged and fragile garment is an important symbol in Maitland’s history and is one of the most significant artefacts in the Australian Museum of Clothing and Textiles (AMCAT) collection housed at Maitland Gaol.
Full article by Rebecca Berry available at Maitland Mercury, 05 Nov, 2010.
