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2021 History Festival Poetry Takeover Winners

Years 4-6

Spectators packed on the Glenelg Jetty and Esplanade in preparation to watch a boat race, possibly from 29 December 1930 Proclamation Day celebrations. History Trust of South Australia's South Australian Government Photographic Collection.
Prussian quilt, pieced from military uniforms. Photo from The David Roche Foundation House Museum, courtesy of the Dr Annette Gero Collection.
Renpit Nefert sarcophagus and mummy, Ancient Egypt Gallery, South Australian Museum.
Jellyfish Phylum Cnidaria. South Australian Museum.
Mummy and sarcophagus of Renpit Nefert (‘Beautiful-Year’), Ancient Egypt Gallery, South Australian Museum.

Years 7-9

Teddy bear with stitched up arms and legs, early 20th century, Migration Museum. Photo by Luke Simon.
Women's Liberation badge, Centre of Democracy & State Library of South Australia, PRG 1491/24/2/3.
Model of the brig Vanguard, made by Henry Charles Pearce in 1842. South Australian Maritime Museum. Photo by Kylie Macey.
Large, heavy lidded sea chest with image of a three-masted ship painted on inside lid. South Australian Maritime Museum. Photo by Joan Smolinski.

Congratulations and many thanks to the talented young people who took part in the 2021 Poetry Takeover!