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 year is unknown but barricades and flagpole are similar to the 1945 photos.
01195.1 shows school children playing bugles.
01195.2 and 01195.3 show school girls with floral wreaths sitting on the forecourt.
01195.4 and 01195.5 are aerial views of the crowd and the flagpole, with the Australian flag at half mast, as viewed from the Shrine balcony.
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 5 of an Anzac Commemoration Ceremony for students at the Shrine.
Inscriptions & markings
Photos are stamped with purple copyright stamp of The Argus with identifying numbers, (M2351, M2469-C, M2469-D, M2469-A) in pencil.
