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Photograph - Group photo, 03/12/1981

  • COL photo of seven women on a low stage. Five of the women are standing next to one another in a row. Three of them are wearing floor-length dresses (in blue, pink, and purple) and one is wearing a dark patterned floor-length skirt with a black top with wide straps. The fifth woman is wearing a blue spotted three-quarter sleeve, calf-length dress. The sixth woman is standing further along the stage, speaking into a microphone on a stand. She is wearing a pink, grey, and black patterned striped dress. There is a portable radio/cassette player on the stage floor behind her. At the far end of the stage, there is a seventh woman who is wearing a black dress with a rust or burgundy design throughout. There is a small table with a white tablecloth behind her. There are two framed pictures on the wall behind them, and some curtains along one section behind the stage. The brown carpet on the stage floor has a bold pattern.

    Self Help Groups - Annual Luncheon & Fashion Parade 1981

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  • COL photo of seven women on a low stage. Five of the women are standing next to one another in a row. Three of them are wearing floor-length dresses (in blue, pink, and purple) and one is wearing a dark patterned floor-length skirt with a black top with wide straps. The fifth woman is wearing a blue spotted three-quarter sleeve, calf-length dress. The sixth woman is standing further along the stage, speaking into a microphone on a stand. She is wearing a pink, grey, and black patterned striped dress. There is a portable radio/cassette player on the stage floor behind her. At the far end of the stage, there is a seventh woman who is wearing a black dress with a rust or burgundy design throughout. There is a small table with a white tablecloth behind her. There are two framed pictures on the wall behind them, and some curtains along one section behind the stage. The brown carpet on the stage floor has a bold pattern.

Historical information

On the 3rd of December, 1981, a Self Help Groups Annual Luncheon was held at the Palm Lake Motel in Albert Park. A fashion parade was held as part of the event. In this photo, the MC concludes the fashion parade while one of the five models standing on the stage applauds. Four of the five models have been named on the verso, these being Lorraine Cummings, Irene Tresize [somewhat illegible], Pauline Schulzeff, and Dorothy Homer. A similar photo appears on page 7 of the Vol 24, March 1982 issue of RAAV's News Review. The photo accompanies an article titled, "COMBINED CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON". The article states that 180 guests attended the event, mostly comprising of representatives from metropolitan groups. However, the guests also included members from Colac, Foster, Bendigo, Benalla, and Pakenham.

Physical description

Colour photo of seven women on a low stage. Five of the women are standing next to one another in a row. The sixth woman is standing further along the stage, speaking into a microphone on a stand. At the far end of the stage, there is a seventh woman who is standing next to a small prize table.

Inscriptions & markings

[Handwritten in black ink] Models in the fashion parade, Group Annual Luncheon, 1981 Lorraine Cummings, Irene Tresize [somewhat illegible], Pauline Schulzeff, Dorothy Homer,

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