An Order of Service program. Printed in black ink on folded thin paper, now yellowed with age. On the front page is the City of Sydney Coat of Arms with the title, "Citizens' Service of Thanksgiving for the Cessation of Hostilities in Europe/Sydney Domain".

The Order of Service as listed in the program: Introductory Remarks from the R.H. Lord Mayor of Sydney and the Archbishop of Sydney; The National Anthem; Hymn; Holy Scripture - Psalm 66; Litany of Thanksgiving; Let us Pray; General Thanksgiving; The Lord's Prayer; Hymn; Let Us Pray for King and Country; Commemoration of the Fallen; Hymn; Address by the Archbishop of Sydney; Prayers; Let Us Give Thanks for Victory; Prayer for a Right Use of the Coming Peace; Hymn; Benediction.

The items in the Order of Service were conducted by representatives from various denominations: Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Congregational Union, Salvation Army, and the Churches of Christ.

Celebrating Victory in Europe: 8 May 1945 | Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney

SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-05-09. A SECTION OF THE CROWD SINGING HYMNS DURING THE THANKSGIVING SERVICE ... | Australian War Memorial

Printers of the program: Edgar Bragg & Sons (Bragg Printing) was founded in Sydney in 1917. Though primarily recognized for their post-WWII operations, in the 1940s they were an established commercial printing house producing pamphlets, church literature, and books.