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The Adelaide ceremony in 1917 was held on 29 June. There was a ceremony and button day, and a volume of poems titled ‘Violet Verses’ was published.
20 June was the day chosen for Violet Day activities in Adelaide. Towns throughout South Australia observed Violet Day on a range of different dates through June and July.