Walker, Gordon, c. 1919, Photograph, B 5504
[General description] The South Australian Cheer-Up Society was founded by Alexandrina Seager, its object being to support the soldiers in the First and Second World Wars and to bring them into contact with the 'highest type of womanhood'. This hut was near the Adelaide Railway Station and had a hostel and canteen. It was funded from various charitable institutions. The room shown here is comfortably furnished with armchairs, chairs and tables and a piano. [On back of photograph] 'Peterborough Wing / Cheer Up Hut, Adelaide / December 24 th., 1919'.