Reverse side of photograph inscribed, "Ricordandoti sempre con affetto Pina."
Original hand-script letter to George Blakemore.
Mary comments about the magazine 'Baringa'*, the College's new literary magazine, and enthuses about some of the contributors. Mention of the aboriginal bust, given to her by a man from Alice Springs who told her he had carried it over half of central Australia.
See also Box 2: RW114-19.
*for 'Baringa', see RW2143-165,166,167,168.
The photograph depicts the interstate members of the Australian Imperial Band with the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman David Gilpin, seated between The Hon. Albert Bruntnell, MLA, Minister of Public Instruction, and Mr WM Partington, Conductor of the Band. As indicated on the photograph, the Band played at a Municipal Reception at the Sydney Town Hall on Saturday 3 May 1924 when 26 members of the band (which normally numbered 35) were photographed as seen here.