MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, 1943-03-17. AUSTRALIAN COLOUR GUARD, MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, ...

Accession Number 043640
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, 1943-03-17. AUSTRALIAN COLOUR GUARD, MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, ADVANCING TO PRESENT THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG TO REPRESENTATIVES OF 1ST MARINE DIVISION, USMC, IN A CEREMONY AT CAULFIELD, MELBOURNE. COUNCILLOR A.J. SINCLAIR, MAYOR OF CAULFIELD (1), THE HON. JOHN CURTIN, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA (2) AND COUNCILLOR A. COLES, MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT AND FORMER LORD MAYOR OF MELBOURNE, MADE SPEECHES FOR THE OCCASION. (OFFICIAL US MARINE CORPS PHOTOGRAPH).