Accession[1969.0005] Papers of the Edgar FamilyPart of Item[1969.0005.00023] Blanche Due's letters to her mother Mrs. Smith [1 of 5]IdentifierUMA-ITE-1969000500029Scope and ContentFrom Shanghai. No use for a side-saddle; failed dyeing experiment with "Maypole soap"; "happier than ever"; Coronation Day celebrations - sports at the race course, crowded streets, illuminated decorations; and an evening torch-light procession consisting of sailors, bands, the Shanghai Volunteers, the fire brigade, all Japanese residents and "cars representing Britain and the Colonies" ; they watched from the racecourse where the procession' s effect was diminished by dispersion semi-darkness and a smoke-screen from the torches "the poorest show I have ever seen. The only people who showed any enthusiasm were the Japanese"; banjo progress; posting postcards and '"a Social Shanghai".Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1969.0005 Unit 0011MenuBrowse digitised items | Available online
Edgar Family, Letter from Blanche Due to her mother, Mrs J.M. Smith, 25 June 1911 (25 June 1911), [UMA-ITE-1969000500029]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 12/12/2025, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/213989
