Historical information

In preparation for the construction of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's new building at 263-265 Kooyong Rd, Elsternwick, an event was held on the 8th of December, 1993, to commemorate the pegging of the site. In this photo, the founder of the Foundation, Dr Leslie Koadlow AO (1920-2006), begins to pull down the brown paper covering the large billboard that will announce the move to passers by. Standing behind him (slightly obscured) is Alan Sime, Chairman of the Fundraising Committee. Beside them are Cr Nicholas Gold, Mayor of Caulfield, and an unidentified man who is holding a colour illustration of the proposed new building. Another photo from this event appears on page 2 of the Vol 7 No 1, Autumn 1994 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. In that photo, the man has affixed the colour illustration of the proposed new building onto the sign.

Physical description

COL photo of four men standing beside a tall rectangular sign covered in brown paper. One of the men is holding a colour illustration of a building. Another one of the men is reaching up to the top left corner of the sign to pull the brown paper covering down from the sign. One of the men is standing behind him (partially obscured).