Historical information

A Legacy ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance. One of the annual "Anzac Commemoration Ceremony for Students" events, usually held just prior to ANZAC Day. The ceremony provides a valuable opportunity for students to gain an appreciation of the Anzac spirit, the significance of the Shrine and the meaning of Anzac Day.
00577.1 shows a school girl kneeling by the wreath inside the Shrine.
00577.2 is the choir on the steps of the Shrine.
00577.3 is President George Woodward at the podium.
00577.4 is the official party including the Governor of Victoria, The Hon Richard McGarvie and his wife.
00577.5 is the audience seated facing the Shrine.
00577.6 is the Governor and President Woodward leading the wreath layers up the steps of the Shrine. 00577.7 shows school students with wreaths and a bag pipe player walking up the steps.
The proof sheet contains more images of the service, the choir, other speakers, and students holding wreaths. Believed to be 1994 the year George Woodward was president and the same as 00576.

Significance

A record of a ceremony for school students at the Shrine.

Physical description

Black and white photo x 7 and proof sheet of the schools commemoration service, in 1994 and an article in The Answer.

Inscriptions & markings

Photos have following on backs, A 1AA, B4, B6, B14, B17, B17, B21, in blue ink, which are their frame numbers from the proof sheet.