The Queen of Mitcham plus entourage.Black and white photo of Queen Carnival, Memorial Hall, Mitcham in 1928. Centre - Betty McDonald Left side - Myra Fort, Dorothy Edwards, Les Edwards. Right side - Eva Ancona, Jean Lee, Lily Anconamitcham memorial hall, queen carnival 1928, queen of diggers

Black and white photo of Line up of People taking part in Queen Carnival in Mitcham Memorial Hall in 1928. A photocopy was donated by Myra Fort of Peel Street Mitcham with a list of the people taking part in the Queen Carnival. Back Row - Jean Lee, Betty McDonald, Lin Ballantyne, Charles Wallace, Orm White, ????, Betty Whelan, Thelma Pratt Centre - Myra Ireland, ????? Eva Ancona, ?????, Mary Markam, May Voutier, Dorothy Watson. Elvie Pratt, Roma Whelan. Bottom/ Front - Lily Ancona, Les Edwards, Dorothy Edwards, Betty McDuff, Isabel McKay, Arthur Cook. Lorna Hill, Ray Crawford (?).mitcham memorial hall, festivals and celebrations, queen carnival 1928, lee, jean, mcdonnell, betty, ballantyne, lin, wallace, charles, white, orm, whelan, pratt, thelma, ancona, lily, edwards, les, hall, lorna, crawford, ray, ireland, myra, eva, markham, mary, voutier, may, watson, dorothy, elvie, roma, mcniff, mckay, isabel, cook, arthur, fort

Taken at the Queen Carnival in December 1928. The Queen of Music was Nell (Helen) Elsum. Pictured from left: Ailsa Daniel (now Phillips), Nell Elsum, William Henry Elsum, jnr., Joyce Pullen (now Beck) and sisters, the Misses Evans. Nell (Helen) lived at 25 Thames Street, Box Hill. She was well liked, a popular girl who was in everything.B&w photoqueen carnivals, 1928, queen of music, festivals and celebrations, daniel> ailsa (miss), daniel> ailsa (mrs.), elsum> helen (nell), elsum> william henry, pullen> joyce (miss), beck> joyce (mrs.), evans> - (miss), thames street