Melbourne, Vic. 1944-08-25. Miss Marjorie Lawrence, famous Australian opera singer (in her ...

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Accession Number 141615
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Herald Newspaper
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

Melbourne, Vic. 1944-08-25. Miss Marjorie Lawrence, famous Australian opera singer (in her wheelchair), leading the singing of the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise", during a reception to celebrate the liberation of Paris, given by M. Pierre Mathis, Melbourne representative of the Free French Provisional Government of General de Gaulle, at Menzies Hotel.