Two ladies, 01/09/1986

This image shows two women standing in front of a large cake. They are both holding a knife, tied with a red ribbon and are ready to ‘cut the cake’. The cake is iced in white with red writing and decoration. The writing reads: ‘Grand Opening Celebrations September 1st 1986 National Australia Bank Hastings’. The cake is sitting on a white lace tablecloth on a round table. Both ladies are wearing spectacles and have their hair neatly set. The lady on the left is wearing a dark green coat with a red tie at the neck. The lady on the right is wearing a long sleeved print dress. Both ladies have a corsage pinned on the left-hand side of their outfits. They are both smiling. An open doorway is behind them.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Two ladies, 01/09/1986

DATE1986

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERKodak

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P481

HISTORY

These ladies are taking part in the grand opening celebrations of the National Australia Bank at Hastings. Rosa Stockton, the lady on the left of the photo was one of the bank’s original customers. She is Geoff Stockton’s mother. This information is written on a sticker on the back of the photograph, along with ‘courtesy Beryl & Geoff Stockton’.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows two women standing in front of a large cake. They are both holding a knife, tied with a red ribbon and are ready to ‘cut the cake’. The cake is iced in white with red writing and decoration. The writing reads: ‘Grand Opening Celebrations September 1st 1986 National Australia Bank Hastings’. The cake is sitting on a white lace tablecloth on a round table. Both ladies are wearing spectacles and have their hair neatly set. The lady on the left is wearing a dark green coat with a red tie at the neck. The lady on the right is wearing a long sleeved print dress. Both ladies have a corsage pinned on the left-hand side of their outfits. They are both smiling. An open doorway is behind them.

SUBJECTS

Events and activities, Festivals and celebrations, Opening ceremonies, Openings (events)

KEYWORDS

National Australia Bank, Hastings, Stockton, Rosa