![[Celebrations on the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne, to mark the national holiday on 26 January 1916.]](/content/media/44/153394-small.jpg)
Summary
Decorated car and crowd outside the Melbourne General Post Office on the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne, January 1916. Foundation Day (now Australia Day) was marked on 26 January each year, but in Victoria was celebrated on a Monday, and hence in 1916 was held on 31 January.
Description of Content
Foundation (Australia) Day celebrations in Melbourne. There is a decorated car in the foreground and the General Post Office behind. The car won the first prize for a decorated car.
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Information & Communication, Transport
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Acquisition Information
Copied from J A Chisholm, 25 Mar 1985
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Place & Date Depicted
Bourke Street & Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 Jan 1916
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Keywords
Australia Day, Celebrations, Motor Cars, Post Offices, Street Lighting, Telegraph Infrastructure, Telegraph Poles
