Morning parade at Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement c1930
At 7.45am every morning from Monday to Friday the whistle at the sawmill is blown to notify the men to assemble in front of the Superintendent’s Office. At 8am a second whistle is blown to inform them to line up for ‘Roll Call’ and to receive work orders (from the Superintendent and a clerk — far right). Finally, before going to their various jobs, the men were required to salute the Australian flag flying from the flagpole at the front of the office.