Summary
Colour photograph featuring the Ellerbock family and friends in swimming costumes at Croydon Swimming Pool, 1964. The family had travelled by train from Ringwood East.
The Ellerbock family immigrated from Upper Austria to Australia in 1955. They were sponsored, and their sponsors arranged for them to have temporary accommodation in Ringwood East from July 1955 to May 1956. They then settled in the area, and Mr Ellerbock was naturalised in 1961.
Photograph collected as part of Melbourne's Biggest Family Album in 2006.
Description of Content
Man with two boys and four girls, in swimming costumes, standing on grass. There is a public pool with crowd behind them, and Mount Dandenong in the background. Lights on tall poles are located around the pool.
Physical Description
Digital image file, copied from original colour print.
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Mrs Ingrid Cuttiford, 09 Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Croydon Swimming Pool, Croydon, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1964
Source of Date Depicted: Contributor's mother. -
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Individuals Identified
Handerek, Liz; Handerek, Johhny; Ellerbock, Ingrid; Ellerbock, Liz; Ellerbock, Hanne; Ellerbock, Ron; Ellerbock, John snr
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Colour
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