Comments on: Mystery Photo Identified!!!!! – Boulder RSL 1929 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/can-you-help-alexander-powell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-help-alexander-powell Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia Sat, 05 Mar 2016 07:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Moya Sharp https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/can-you-help-alexander-powell/#comment-10950 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:00:53 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=2235#comment-10950 In reply to Tim Cudini.

Dear Tim

What wonderful news, the lady who send me the photograph will be really pleased. Would you by any chance have a copy of the names of the men in the photo? I will do an update on the photo with credit to you of course. What I’m still wondering about is why the flag is the wrong way round. Do you think the negative was printed back to front? If this is the reason it makes the smaller flag the wrong way round ‘confusing’. Thanks for you help it is much appreciated.

]]> By: Tim Cudini https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/can-you-help-alexander-powell/#comment-10946 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 03:16:44 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=2235#comment-10946 Hi Moya,

The photograph in question depicts members of the Boulder RSL sub-branch and was taken on Sunday 31 March 1929. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article34445121

The large trophy on the table is the Newdegate Cup which was won by Boulder sub-branch in 1928.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article94011317
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article94007504

The Newdegate Cup was donated to the Western Australian branch of the RSL by Sir Francis Newdegate and was presented at the annual state congress to the ‘most efficient’ or ‘most progressive’ sub-branch over the past year.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58397278

The Boulder RSL has a large, framed copy of this photo with all of the names of the members given.

Regards,

Tim Cudini
War Museum Assistant
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Phone: (08) 9093 1087
PO Box 2042, Boulder, WA 6432
Tim.Cudini@ckb.wa.gov.au
http://www.ckb.wa.gov.au

]]> By: Moya Sharp https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/can-you-help-alexander-powell/#comment-10916 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 23:15:03 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=2235#comment-10916 In reply to Ron Glasson.

Hi Ron Yes I agree, the idea of a transposed negative only hold up with the larger flag. One of them has to be the wrong way round! Could the flag the wrong way be like having it at half mast at the death of the young boys father? I doubt it, but thats all I can think of!

]]> By: Ron Glasson https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/can-you-help-alexander-powell/#comment-10912 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 13:00:06 +0000 https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/?p=2235#comment-10912 Hi Moya, What I find strange about this photo is the opposing fly of the two flags. The large one in rear is positioned the wrong way with the fly to the left and the hoist on the right. For this reason I doubt this is an RSL group, however most seem to have on a lapel badges that may indicate RSL membership. Any better resolution images of the lapel badges?
Cheers Ron G

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