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Photograph - 'Gay Australs', Canning Bridge, 1929
1929Subcollections
Overview
Photograph of four females, one is in a bathtub.
Historical information
Three of the women are Blanche Peacock, Nell Townsend and Bernice Maddams.
The 'Gay Australs', were a concert group which performed in various venues around Perth. These photographs were taken during a camping trip on a riverside property at Canning Bridge in 1929. To reach the camp they caught the tram to Como and the farmer collected them in his horse and dray. The men camped on the Como side of the river and the women on the Applecross side.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-137-P2013.9.6
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photographic Paper
Width
100 mm
Height or length
60 mm
Inscriptions and markings
On back of photo Canning Bridge on Christmas Day, 1929
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Year
Last modified
Thursday, 2 September, 2021
Completeness
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