Summary

Program for a metropolitan schools of Victoria 'Physical Culture Display' held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 19 October 1934 in the presence of the Duke of Gloucester as a Centenary of Victoria celebratory event. The display commenced with an unfurling of the Union Jack by the Duke of Gloucester, the same flag raised by the Duchess of Cornwall & York (later Queen Mary) at the Exhibition Building on 14 May 1901. Then followed a series of displays, including a gavotte by 3000 young students, a flag drill by 3000 junior boys, a day of the leaves by 2000 senior girls, a bush frolic by 2000 junior girls and boys, as well as general physical displays by thousands of boys and girls.

Physical Description

Single piece of grey cardboard folded in half, printed on all sides in blue ink.

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