Description: This is an image showing the opening of the Santa Marina hostel for mothers and babies in Waverley (now Bondi), Sydney, in 1919. It was published in the Sydney Mail on 18 June 1919. It shows a large, ornate, two storey house situated in large gardens. At the front of the house is a gathering of approximately 30 people seated facing a speaker, the gardens have been decorated with flags, and tables and chairs have been set up, presumably for the official opening of the home.
