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.
The photos shows a crowd of school children facing the forecourt of the Shrine with many assembled on the steps. It appears there was a flagpole erected in the forecourt.
The photos were in an envelope from The Argus and The Australian newspaper, addressed to Legatee Gillespie.
Items were in an envelope with other photos and programmes from different School Student ceremonies. Labelled S15 in red pen it was part of an old archive numbering system, that showed there has been efforts in the past to collect, order and save items of Legacy's history.

Significance

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

Physical description

Black and white photo x 3 of an Anzac Commemoration Ceremony for students at the Shrine in 1938 and an envelope from The Argus newspaper.

Inscriptions & markings

Photos are printed as Postcards and stamped with blue copyright stamp of Herald Feature Service. The envelope has a typed address to Mr. Gillespie, 370 Little Collins St, and a hand written note "Legacy Shrine Ceremony 1938" in blue pen.