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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumCostume - Traditional Dress, 1940's
... Traditional folk dress... centre front of bodice. Traditional dress worn for folk dancing.... for folk dancing. Eva Kortschak Eva Ruff Traditional folk dress WW2 ...Used by Templer girls at Camp 3. Usually worn for folk dancing.Made from cheesecloth, this short sleeved dress has an orange cotton bodice, red, blue, yellow and green Alpine flowers embroidered on the bodice. Short puffed sleeves, slightly gathered long cream cotton skirt attached. Dark brown lacing down centre front of bodice. Traditional dress worn for folk dancing.eva kortschak, eva ruff, traditional folk dress, ww2 camp clothing, templers -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPoster, All Nations Festival, 1955
An advertising poster for the 1955 All Nations Festival which was presented by the Australia Red Cross Society, Victorian Branch. Nina and Olga Black participated in the festival and were featured on the poster (seated at front first and second from left) wearing Greek traditional costumes. Other recognisable national costumes are Scottish Piper and Dutch.The event held in 1955 by the Australian Red Cross promoted multicultural Australia and members of the Ithacan Philanthropic Club participated. It was the period of post WW2 mass migration which saw many nationalities making Australia their home.Photocopy of a poster for the 1955 All Nations Festival. Consisting of a group 3 men and 6 women dressed in different national traditional dress. There is a Red Cross symbol either side of the group.THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY / VICTORIAN DIVISION/PRESENTS THE / 1955 ALL NATIONS FESTIVAL / ST. KILDA CRICKET GROUND - SUNDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY 1955folk dancing, national costimes
