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John Martin's Christmas pageant, 1955
Title : John Martin's Christmas pageant, 1955 John Martin's Christmas pageant, 1955
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Creator : Axer, Ron
Place Of Creation : Adelaide
Date of creation : 1955
Format : Film
Contributor : State Library of South Australia
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Reproduction rights are owned by State Library of South Australia. This footage may be viewed for personal research or study. Use for any other purpose requires permission from the State Library of South Australia. To request approval, complete the Permission to publish form .

Description :

The State Library holds a collection of 15 film reels taken by amateur filmmaker Ron Axer between c. 1950-1974.

The returned serviceman and newsagent of Mannum, South Australia, recorded local scenes and events in the Riverland, and attractions in Adelaide including this footage of the 1955 John Martin's Christmas Pageant.


SA Memory visitor, Elizabeth Foster, wrote to inform us that she features in this footage. Elizabeth carried the 'S' in 'XMAS' that year, and her nieces can be seen riding the Space Rocket; Merrilyn Fryer (aged 8) stands outside of the rocket and her sister Christine Fryer (aged 6) is seated inside.
Subjects
Related names :

John Martin & Co.

Coverage year : 1955
Region : Adelaide city
Further reading :
'60th John Martin's State Bank Christmas pageant 1933-1993', Sunday Mail, 31 October 1993, 24 p. supp.

Adelaide's once-a-year day, Adelaide: Commercial Printing House, 1978.

'Street pageant delights crowd', Advertiser, 20 November 1933, p. 16.

A touch of magic [videorecording] : [the story behind the Christmas Pageant], West Lakes?, S. Aust. : Cine News Productions, 1993.
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