Item 2: 3rd Battalion N & M Forces programme of concert to be held Wednesday evening

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Accession Number PUBS002/004/001/033/002
Collection number Souvenirs 2 4/1/33/2
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 27.3 x 22.4cm
Object type Souvenir
Maker Unknown
Place made Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

Souvenir program for a concert held during the First World War. This program is for a concert held at the Garrison Institute in Rabaul in New Britain at 7.30pm on Wednesday 21 April 1915. The concert featured instrumentals, vocal performances, recitations and a sketch titled 'A lively day recruiting'. The concert was organised by 3 Battalion, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force with musical accompaniment provided by Private Vivian Curtis and backdrops arranged by Private Sackett.