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Cheer Up Society function group [PRG 280/1/29/152] • Photograph

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Summary

A group of women and men, including army and naval officers, attending a function associated with the Cheer Up Society; A.H. Peake, Premier of South Australia, sits front row, third from the left with Mrs Seager, co-founder of the Cheer Up Society seated on his right. Mrs Peake sits third from right, next to Sir William Sowden, centre, Arthur Blackburn, Victoria Cross winner and lawyer sits second from the right.

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Physical description

photograph 15 x 20.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1919

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Sowden, William, Sir, 1858-1943
Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth, 1892-1960
Seager, A. (Alexandrine), 1870-1950
Peake, Archibald Henry, 1859-1920
Cheer-up Society (S.A.)
Premiers -- South Australia

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General notes

For a similar view see PRG 280/1/15/429.

Historical information

The Cheer-Up Society was formed by Mrs Seager and Sir William Sowden in 1914 to provide general comfort, welfare, and entertainment for soldiers; it started from a tent which was replaced by the Hut in 1915.

Digitisation information

Date

11/03/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,957 x 2,181 pixels (6.4 MP)

Size

6.46 MB

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