OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Swearing-in ceremony, 06/11/1960

DATE1960

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P221

HISTORY

The swearing-in of the Councillors of the Shire of Hastings took place on 06/11/1960 and the names of the Councillors are as follows:- Cr W.T. Long, Cr W.G. Myers, Cr J.B. Paton, Cr G.G.A. Downward, Cr J. Langman and Cr G.D. Gorrie. The date and the names are written on the back of the photograph.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a group of six men standing before a seventh man at a swearing-in ceremony. They are all holding a book in their right hand and the seventh man is reading from a sheet of paper. Two microphones on stands are beside him. Wooden buildings can be seen on the right-hand side of the photograph and people are standing in front of them, including a girl, holding a bouquet of flowers and two men in uniform.

SUBJECTS

Events and activities, Local government, Local officials and employees, Shire offices, Swearing-in ceremonies

KEYWORDS

Downward, G. G. A., Gorrie, G. D., Hastings Shire Council, Langman, J., Long, W. T., Myers, W. G., Paton, J. B.