Wedding portrait of Hazel Best (née Boland), Swan Hill, Victoria, 28 August 1943 [picture]
- Bib ID:
- 3601525
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1943
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 14.9 cm., on mount 30.3 x 22.7 cm.
- Series:
- Lockhart family's wedding veil and a collection of photographs of it being worn by brides over several generations.
- Biography/History:
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"Frank was the eldest son of Nessie and Norman Hackett's closest neighbours. He joined the RAAF early in 1941. Hazel's family lived in the Lake Boga district near Swan Hill in NW Victoria. They met when Frank was posted to the RAAF Flying Base at Lake Boga which was a major repair base for Catalina and other flying boat aircraft during WWII. At war's end Frank and Hazel returned to the Best family's farm and then opened a general store at Goodnight. They then moved to Mooree in N. NSW and later to Macleay in NE NSW."--Notes from acquisition documentation.
- Notes:
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- Title from caption list provided by family member.
- Part of the collection: The Lockhart family's wedding veil and a collection of photographs of it being worn by brides over several generations.
- "Hazel Boland m. Francis ('Frank') William Best on 28 August 1943 at Swan Hill, Victoria".--Notes from acquisition documentation.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-150062694
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated by Jenny Hadlow and Rosemary Hyde on behalf of the family, 2005.
- Subject:
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Lockhart family's wedding veil and a collection of photographs of it being worn by brides over several generations.
This collection contains 28 records. - Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1943
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