Item 5: Grand farewell concert & dance

Accession Number PUBS002/001/001/004/005
Collection number Souvenirs 2 1/1/4/5
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 14 x 20.4cm
Object type Souvenir
Maker Unknown
Place made At sea
Date made 1919
Conflict Period 1910-1919
First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

Souvenir program for a concert held to entertain troops returning to Australia after the First World War. This program is for a concert and dance held aboard HMAT Shropshire at 8pm on Saturday 10 May 1919. The concert featured songs, recitations, instrumentals, character sketches and monologues. The program is illustrated with an image of SS Shropshire.