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A sepia photograph of a group of men, women and children in an out door setting, grouped in two rows standing and a front row of children and men squatting. There is a light brown surround for the photograph which has curved inner edges.
Research from newspaper articles on TROVE has revealed that the 22nd of May 2014 was "Empire Day' and it was a day of speeches to children on loyalty to their country and the Empire, and then the children marched to the old Katanning Showgrounds (in 1914 was called Katanning Park) where they planted over two hundred trees.
On the top surround of the photograph in black typed lettering in a ribbon scroll is "1914 EMPIRE DAY 1914" and on the bottom of the surround is "LPERS . AT. TREE PLANTING . . BY. CHILDREN."
A description of Empire Day and its associated activities. The article immediately below this article describes the tree planting that was undertaken and which closely matches the names on the back of this photograph.
Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.
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