Summary
Crowd at Merrigum station decorated with flags and bunting and a 'welcome home' banner. The scene depicts an event to welcome home a World War I soldier or soldiers.
Description of Content
Small crowd standing on Merrigum station decorated with flags and bunting. A 'welcome home' banner is also displayed. Station itself has unusual roof structure.
Significance
Lilian Louisa Pitts - a collection of over 500 images taken by a photographer based in Merrigum in the 1910-1920 period. Images cover life in the local area ie family life, recreation, school, farm life and town life.
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Format
Negative, Black & White
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Classification
Rail transport, Railway infrastructure - stations, Country stations
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References
Bate, Weston, 'Having a Go - Bill Boyd's Mallee', Museum of Victoria, 1989 Bate, W., McGillivray, E. and Nickson, M., 'Private Lives - Public Heritage', Hutchison, 1986 Pitts, Lilian Louisa, 'Merrigum Frank', Museum of Victoria, 1990 McConville, C., 'Mum and Dad Made History', Museum of Victoria, 1988 Cato, Jack, 'The Story of the Camera in Australia', Georgian, 1955 Davies, A, and Stanbury, P., 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1814-1900', Oxford University Press, 1985 Newton, Gael, 'Shades of Light: Photography and Australia 1839-1988', Australian National Gallery - Collins, 1988 Willis, Anne-Marie, 'Picturing Australia: A History of Photography', Angus & Robertson, 1988
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Keywords
Banners, Bunting, Fences, Flags, Rail Transport, Railway Stations, Railways, World War I, 1914-1918, Repatriation
