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Shire of Toodyay > Records

COLONIAL POLICE RE-ENACTMENT ON BICYCLES

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c. 1990 - 1995

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Overview

Small black and white photo of 2 men in genuine? colonial police uniforms, mounted on genuine? police bicycles.
Re-enactment possibly occurred during a Moondyne Festival in early 1990s.
Taken in Stirling Terrace, Toodyay, outside Victoria Hotel.
Other cyclists in middle ground.
Vehicles parked on both sides of wet street.
Caltex garage in the distance.

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Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1143

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Width

12.6000 cm

Height or length

17.8000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Blue biro scribble on back (something techo). Annotation accompanying photo: "Festival? (Fake) colonial cops on (genuine) police bicycles in (genuine) uniforms, probably early 90's. JH" [ie Jack Hammer]

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