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Lord Mayor's parade

From
Melbourne, Victoria
Summary

The Lord Mayor's parade raised money the Lord Mayor's Metropolitan Hospitals Fund. The parade was held annually on October 5. It is believed to have become part of the Labour Day parade in the 1950s which then became the Moomba parade. There is a strong history of dragon parades connected with fund raisers for specific hospitals.

Images

Title
Montage of images of the Lord Mayor's parade
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 5 October 1928 - c. 5 October
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
Details