Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Alma Doepel

Historical information

Three photos of the Historic Tall Ship 'Alma Doepel' at a beach and being viewed by a large group of children and adults. Presumably this was an outing for Junior Legatees to see the tall ship. The date is not known but Legacy has had a long relationship with the ship. The 1993 article in The Answer explains the ship offers 9 day voyages to approx 30 young people (15 to 18 year olds) and Legacy has sponsored 90 Junior Legatees in the first 3 years of the programme.
'Alma Doepel" is owned by Sail and Adventure Ltd, a Not for Profit organisation dedicated to the advancement of youth through sail training. The Alma Doepel is a three masted topsail schooner, Australian built and operated, with more than a hundred years of history behind her. She is currently under restoration in Docklands, Melbourne.
Photos came from an envelope marked P8 Junior Legatee photographs, including the text "Photograph Alma Doepel".
There was a program to send young legatees on trips on the Alma Doepel through the 1980s and 90s. The articles from the Answer show timetables and criteria for nomination of junior legatees to be selected on the trips. One of these articles mentions the war service of the Alma Doepel - the only ship with served in World War II that was still active in 1995.

Significance

A record of a Legacy providing amazing experiences for the junior legatees that they might never have done because of the deaths of their fathers.

Physical description

Colour photo x 3 of Junior Legatees at Alma Doepel and an article from The Answer.

Inscriptions & markings

Legacy P8 on reverse of each photo in blue pen

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