Christmas with the Drogemuller family, Pooraka, 1987

Family group seated and standing around a dining table wearing party hats at Christmas, Pooraka, Adelaide, 1987. Digitally restored version (soft due to low-resolution source). — Family Christmas lunch in the back-room extension of the Hamon home in Pooraka, Adelaide, in 1987. Around the table are Desrae Hamon, Aunty Danni Drogemuller holding baby Michelle, Howard Hamon (standing), Uncle Brenton Drogemuller, Paul Hamon, Mark Hamon, Aunty Kerry Drogemuller (later Jacobs), Nana Shirley Drogemuller and Papa Allan Drogemuller. Several wear colourful party hats. The photograph was taken after the house extension had been completed. The original print is low-resolution; the restored version has been cleaned and upscaled with generative AI but remains relatively soft. A fresh high-resolution scan of the original would allow a significantly better restoration.

Family group seated and standing around a dining table wearing party hats at Christmas, Pooraka, Adelaide, 1987. Original print. — Family Christmas lunch in the back-room extension of the Hamon home in Pooraka, Adelaide, in 1987. Around the table are Desrae Hamon, Aunty Danni Drogemuller holding baby Michelle, Howard Hamon (standing), Uncle Brenton Drogemuller, Paul Hamon, Mark Hamon, Aunty Kerry Drogemuller (later Jacobs), Nana Shirley Drogemuller and Papa Allan Drogemuller. Several wear colourful party hats. The photograph was taken after the house extension had been completed. The original print is low-resolution; the restored version has been cleaned and upscaled with generative AI but remains relatively soft. A fresh high-resolution scan of the original would allow a significantly better restoration.

Subjects: Desrae Hamon; Danni Drogemuller; Michelle Drogemuller; Howard Hamon; Brenton Drogemuller; Paul Hamon; Mark Hamon; Kerry Drogemuller (later Jacobs); Shirley Drogemuller; Allan Drogemuller
Event: Christmas family gathering
Photographer: Unknown (family member)
Restoration notes: Cleaning and upscaling performed with generative AI. Result is soft because the source scan is low-resolution; a high-resolution rescan of the original print is recommended for a better restoration.
Credit: Author’s collection.
Keywords: Christmas 1987, Drogemuller family, Hamon family, Pooraka Adelaide, Paul Hamon, Mark Hamon, family gathering