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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: PICNIC AT KINGS PARK, WORTLEY AND THORNHILL FAMILY COLLECTION

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1920

Overview

One of a series of copies of black and white photographs taken by members of Wortley family at Jolimont, Subiaco, Crawley and Daglish.
A picnic in Kings Park circa 1925 - (Left). William Thornhill; (front) Leslie Thornhill; Ethel Thornhill (striped dress); Agnes Davies (black hat, rear) possibly husband on her right; Vera Gross (standing rear); (Front right) Grace Thornhill (married Wortley) mother of Pamela Prosser nee Wortley.

Historical information

Families camped for the summer holidays at Matilda Bay, took dray loads of furniture and camping gear. The men joined in at the campsites on the weekends, and lived at home during the working week. The women and children spent many weeks at Matilda Bay, swimming, crabbing and prawning.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2001.106.1

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Chemicals

Width

130 mm

Height or length

90 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Wortley and Thornhill family

Keywords

Family Groups

King's Park

Crawley

WORTLEY, Pamela

Daglish

Gloster Street, Subiaco

Gloster Street, Subiaco

Decade - 1920s

Picnic

Year

Statement of significance

Historical photos of Wortley and Thornhill Families

Last modified

Thursday, 16 May, 2024

Completeness

94

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