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Shire of Toodyay > Records

V.A.D. FLOAT IN VICTORY DAY PARADE

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1946

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Overview

Black & white photo of VAD float in Victory Day parade. Nine ladies dressed in uniform and nurses uniform on tray of decorated truck. One lady in uniform standing at drivers door on running board.
Sign on roof VAD 508, flag draped behind lady on running board.

Historical information

Probably this actually dates from 1946: Victory Day was celebrated in Toodyay on June 10th of that year with a procession from the Newcastle Hotel to the Showgrounds. The Toodyay Volunteer Aid Detachment wont the prize for the best float. (Toodyay Herald, 14 June 1946, p.1)

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cwa-org-37-2001.1738

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Material

Photographic Paper

Width

87 mm

Height or length

145 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Writing on reverse of photo reads " Victory Day Floats Toodyay 1945" and "Float VAD"

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