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Father Christmas arrives in Darwin
A man dressed as Father Christmas is surrounded by a large group of children in Darwin. He has just arrived by plane from the Magic Cave in John Martin's department store in Adelaide.
Father Christmas arrives by plane in Darwin
A man dressed as Father Christmas stands next to a small plane in Darwin. He is holding a large bag and there are two small children next to him. Parcels and boxes are scattered on the ground and some of the parcels have John Martin & Co Ltd stamped on the side. The plane has Guinea Airways Ltd written on the side. Father Christmas has travelled from the Magic Cave in John Martin's department store in Adelaide.
Father Christmas float at John Martin's Christmas pageant
Cart pulled by four horses and carrying a large house. Father Christmas can just be seen waving to the crowd from the chimney of the house. The float is part of the first John Martin's Christmas pageant held in 1933.
Father Christmas float in John Martin's Christmas pageant
The Father Christmas float, which is a cottage mounted on a cart pulled by four horses, arrives outside the John Martin's store on Rundle Street. Large crowds fill the street.
Floats in John Martin's Christmas pageant
John Martin's Christmas pageant in Rundle Street, Adelaide, attended by large crowds. Pageant float in view is the "Beehive" float, which is accompanied by performers dressed in bee costumes.
Elephant float at John Martin's Christmas pageant
A group of men pose with a large elephant float outside the front of a house in Adelaide. The men are dressed in traditional Indian costume and are about to take part in the John Martin's Christmas pageant.
Floats and crowds at John Martin's Christmas pageant
View of the John Martin's Christmas pageant in Adelaide showing two floats, Mother Goose and a large fish, as they travel between crowds lining the street.
Draught board girls in John Martin's Christmas pageant
A group of female perfomers dressed as "draught boards" marching in the John Martin's Christmas pageant in Adelaide. The photo has been taken from a building so that the large crowds can be seen.
Great white swan float in the John Martin's Victory Christmas pageant
View of a huge swan mounted on a trolley and pulled by three men in costume. Two young women sit on top of the swan. The float is part of the John Martin's Victory Christmas pageant, held in Adelaide at the end of World War II. The large pageant crowds are in view.
Float carrying an organ grinder in John Martin's Christmas pageant
Group of men pulling a float which carries a man grinding an organ, during the John Martin's Christmas in Adelaide. The men and the organ grinder are waving to the large pageant crowds. The Mercantile Credits building is in the background.
John Martin's Christmas pageant
Large crowds gathered in King William Street during the first John Martin's Christmas pageant, held in 1933. Performers in view include the Christmas tree parade (with women carrying candles and trees), men dressed for the Pudding Chef's float and the Father Christmas float coming through the crowd to the left.
Maypole dancers in John Martin's Christmas pageant
Large crowds line the street and watch a group of Maypole dancers pass by during the John Martin's Christmas pageant.
Marching band in John Martin's Christmas pageant
A band of young men march in front of the large crowds at the John Martin's Christmas pageant in Adelaide. Several floats, including the elephant float, can be seen behind them.
Neptune float at John Martin's Victory Christmas pageant
A large fish mounted on a float and surrounded by a group of men and women in costume. The float, parked in an Adelaide street, depicts "old man Neptune" and is part of the 1945 John Martin's Christmas pageant, known as the Victory pageant in that year.
Nellie the elephant in the Jubilee Christmas pageant
Nellie the mechanical elephant standing in front of a building in Adelaide during the Jubilee Christmas pageant. A small group of girls are sitting on Nellie's back and adults in costume stand by. A large crowd fills the balcony of the building above.
Pageant girls marching with Christmas letters
A group of women marching along King William Street holding Christmas letters, during the John Martin's Christmas pageant in Adelaide. The Criterion Hotel behind them has a large crowd on the balcony.
Set of stadium lights
Photo of a large stand of stadium lights, location unknown.
South pole float at John Martin's Christmas pageant
The "South Pole" float in John Martin's Christmas pageant in Adelaide. The float is drawn by two horses. Large crowds line the street for the pageant.
Toy soldiers marching in the John Martin's Christmas pageant
A group of young women dressed in costume as toy soldiers, marching along the road during the John Martin's Christmas pageant. Large pageant crowds watch from the side.
Christmas pageant float featuring a carriage of quintuplets
Pageant float taking part in the John Martin's Christmas pageant in Adelaide. The float features a large carriage carrying six women dressed in bonnetts and long dresses as baby quintuplets. The carriage is pushed by performers wearing nurses uniforms.
Father Christmas at John Martin's pageant
A large crowd watches while Father Christmas descends from a house chimney using a rope. The house is part of a float used to transport Father Christmas during the first John Martin's Christmas pageant, held in 1933.
Father Christmas float in John Martin's Christmas pageant
View of a pageant float featuring a house with Father Christmas standing in the chimney. The float is part of the first John Martin's Christmas pageant held in 1933. Large crowds are gathered in the street as the float passes the James Black Shoe Stores Limited building.
Pirate float in John Martin's Christmas pageant
A pirate boat called the "Jolly Roger", complete with men dressed as pirates, makes it's way along Grenfell Street between large crowds at the John Martin's Christmas pageant. Shopfronts in view include the YMCA and Whillas & Ormiston Ltd.
Father Christmas hoisted above the crowd at the Christmas pageant
Father Christmas waves to the crowd as he is lifted up in a large crate outside the John Martin's department store, at the end of the John Martin's Christmas pageant. The Christmas cottage pageant float is below him. Several mounted policemen manage the crowds.
Santa greets the crowd during John Martin's Christmas pageant
A man dressed as Father Christmas greets a large pageant crowd during the John Martin's Christmas pageant in Adelaide. A group of women dressed in bonnetts and capes are also in view.
Performers in John Martin's Christmas pageant
A large group of performers gathered during the John Martin's Christmas pageant in Adelaide. Some of the women are wearing bonnetts and carrying wire cages or lanterns.
Women on stage during a mannequin parade
A large group of women gathered on stage during a mannequin parade held at John Martin's from August 24 to 30, 1945. The women are modelling wedding clothes and a range of dresses, skirts and jackets.
Women dressed in costume for the John Martin's Christmas pageant
Six women in costume pose for the camera in an Adelaide street before the John Martin's Christmas pageant. The women are wearing long dresses and bonnetts embroidered with flowers. They each carry a hook shaped staff. A large basket on a float is behind them.
Themed float in John Martin's Christmas pageant
Float carrying a castle and a white horse, along with several men and women wearing costumes, during the John Martin's Christmas pageant in Adelaide. The float is possibly meant to depict Robin Hood and his followers. The pageant is passing the premises of the Electricity Trust of South Australia and the large crowds along Pulteney Street.
Sale of Charles Moore stock
Large crowds outside John Martin's store, Rundle Street, prior to the sale of fire damaged stock from the Charles Moore store. A number of cars are travelling along the street.