Collections WA
Discover unique cultural, creative and community stories from Western Australian collections.
Our stories, our history, told
by our collections.
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Atlantis Marine Park was a popular tourist attraction in Two Rocks during the 1980's and is remembered by people of all ages. Opening at Two Rocks in 1981, the Atlantis Marine Park was a popular tourist attraction. Millions of people visited the park where they enjoyed attractions such as performing seals and dolphins, water slides and playgrounds, penguins and an oceanarium.
The park was closed in August 1990, following new regulations regarding the accommodation of marine animals.… Read more »
Jim and Lillian married on 14 September 1910 and lived at 58 Coolgardie Street in Subiaco. They sent postcards to each other for birthdays, anniversaries, and occasions like Easter and Christmas.
The collection includes 128 postcards. Almost every postcard includes original poetry, such as:
“It’s the same of tale but it’s always new;
I’ve kept the same in my love for you;
I say this every year that goes;
There’s no difference at all that anyone knows;
And so I’m… Read more »
Past and Present Street Views
Compare the past and present with these historical photographs from Western Australian collections and their matching modern-day Google Street Views.
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Claremont Hospital For The Insane1905
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