Historical information

In 1984, Television camera crews were in attendance for the launch of National Arthritis Week (NAW). This photo depicts Pauline Schulzoff being interviewed and filmed by a television crew. The photo appears on page 3 of the No 33, August 1984 edition of News Review, the quarterly newsletter of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV). It is captioned: "Pauline Schulzeff talks to a TV camera at the opening of Arthritis Week". The accompanying article states that the launch of Arthritis Week 1984 was held at the Independent Living Centre, and received much radio and television coverage. "On TV, news reports appeared on Channel 2 on 6 and 13 May, and BTV 6, and interviews on BTV 6 and GLV 8." BTV 6 and GLV 8 were both television stations in regional Victoria, with BTV 6 being in Ballarat and GLV 8 being in the Gippsland/La Trobe Valley region. This photo also appears on page 3 of the 1983 - 1984 Annual Report. It is captioned: "Channel 2 interviews Mrs Pauline Schulzoff at the launching of Arthritis Week 1984."

Physical description

B&W photo of a woman, who is seated. She is facing a television camera operator, who is filming her with the television camera poised on his shoulder. Behind her, there are a a few other people sitting on chairs and looking on. One woman is in the process of sitting on a chair. In the background, there is another woman standing.