Historical information

On the 28th & 29th of July, 1978, a second "Living with Arthritis - Aids to Daily Living" exhibition was held at the Peter Fraser Memorial Hall in Barkly St, Footscray. The exhibition, (the first of which had been held at Brighton's St Andrew's Parish Hall in May), was an educational and fundraising event in support of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV). In this photo, Dr Leslie Koadlow addresses the audience at the exhibition. A cropped version of this photo appears on page 4 of the Vol 10, September 1978 edition of RAAV's quarterly newsletter, News Review. It is captioned: "Dr. L. Koadlow speaking at Footscray. Photo - Elsmaree & Ben Baxter." The photo accompanies an article titled, "Congratulations Essendon and Williamstown", in which the members of these respective self-help groups were congratulated for maintaining the information desks and display stalls at the Living with Arthritis - Aids to Daily Living Exhibition in Footscray. The article states that the exhibition was held at the Peter Frazer Hall - which probably refers to the Peter Fraser Memorial Hall in Barkly St, Footscray. The event included panel discussions, a fashion parade, various demonstrations and displays - see a second article on page 5 of the same edition of the newsletter, titled "PARADE DISPLAYS AT FOOTSCRAY".

Physical description

B&W photo of a man standing on the floor in front of a stage. He is speaking into a microphone on a stand. He is wearing a corduroy jacket and trousers. Behind him, there are two other people (partially obscured) sitting on chairs. In the background, there are some wooden benches stacked close to one another on the stage.

Inscriptions & markings

[Handwritten in pencil] Footscray Exhibition, 1978 [Handwritten in pale blue ink] Page 4 [circled] Dr. L. Koadlow [On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in black ink] RAAV News Review Vol. 10: September 1978 Speaking at Footscray congratulating members of Essendon & Williamstown Groups for manning info. stalls