| Accession Number | PUBS002/001/001/003/012 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | Souvenirs 2 1/1/3/12 |
| Collection type | Published Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Measurement | Overall: 33 x 20.5cm |
| 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. |
Item 12: Concert
Souvenirs 2, Concert and Theatre Programs Collection - First World War 1914-1918
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Description
Souvenir program for a concert held to entertain troops returning to Australia after the First World War. This program is for a performance by No 36 Quota Concert Party aboard HMAT Port Lyttelton on Saturday 2nd August 1919. The concert featured songs, humourous items, recitations and instrumental solos. The back cover of the program shows a post-demobilisation scene. This drawing shows a soldier after enthusiastically digging with a gumtree and hut in the background and the comment 'This is THE life'.