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The event celebrated the restoration of North Slesvig from Germany to Denmark following voting by its inhabitants. The Palmerston North event attracted around 400 Danish settlers and descendants of Danes from around New Zealand. See the 15 April 1920 edition of the Evening Standard for more information (available online at paperspast.natlib.govt.nz)

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014N_Scand7_007964
Title
Northern Schleswig Liberation Celebration
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Scand 7
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
April 1920

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
denmark,
dinner,
food,
groups,
hall,
photographs,
welcome,
world war one,
ww1,
wwi,
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