Historical information

Around March to April 1994, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) opened a second oppportunity shop in Moonee Ponds. This photo depicts a woman dressed as satirist Barry Humphries' most well known character, Dame Edna Everage. The 'Dame Edna' impersonator was the special guest at the opening of the new op shop. To promote the opening, she handed out Dame Edna's signature flowers, long-stemmed gladioli, to passers-by at the shopping strip in Puckle St, Moonee Ponds.

Physical description

B&W photo of a woman and a man at a suburban shopping strip. They are walking along the footpath towards one another. She is dressed in a long evening gown and is carrying a bunch of long-stemmed flowers, the top of which are resting over one shoulder. He is dressed in a shirt and trousers, and is looking down at the single long-stem of flowers that he is carrying. Hanging from the overhead veranda ceiling above are a sign and a banner. The sign (partially obscured) says, "...H CONVERTERS". The banner says, "CA$H CONVERTERS NEW DRIVE THRU BUYING CENTRE REAR LANE EASY ACCESS". There is a narrow laneway (partially obscured) beside the building.