Historical information

A photo of 4 children leaning out from a train carriage windows. They were junior legatees travelling by train to attend a Legacy Camp. It came from an envelope with other camp photos.
A newspaper article in the Herald on 10 January 1976 says the children were: Robert Bennett, his sister Anastasia Bennett and brother Patrick Bennett and a friend Debra Packwood as they arrived in Spencer Street Station enroute to Camperdown for a two week holiday organised by Legacy.
The Legacy envelope was marked "P6 Junior Legatee Camps and Hols" in red pen, and dated Jan 1977 in pencil. The contents will be items 00418 to 00425.
Melbourne Legacy provided camps for junior legatees - the children of deceased servicemen. The camps gave the children an opportunity of a summer holiday with other Legacy children.

Significance

A record of Junior Legatee camps.

Physical description

Black and white photo of children looking out a train window on their way to Somers Camp.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten on back "Jan 1976 on train (Hols)" in blue pen. Stamped "The Property of Melbourne Legacy" in purple ink. Stamped "Copyright The Herald and Weekly Times" in blue ink.