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PHOTOGRAPH: GALA DAY PROCESSION, ROKEBY ROAD

1914
Overview

The faded black and white photograph
Front: West side of Rokeby Road, immediately south of the Bagot Road intersection. It features people on horseback and in buggies. Both sides of the street are lined with spectators. Possibly Empire Day celebrations
Reverse: Handwritten note: 'Rokeby Road'.
The Museum holds the original photograph only

Historical information

Photoraph of the Gala Day Procession on Rokeby Road
The Museum holds the original photograph only

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-1985.63
Item type
Photographs
Material
Chemicals
Photographic Paper
Width
150 mm
Height or length
110 mm
Keywords
Events
Transport
Year
1914
Statement of significance

local and social history
Historic: Social: Representativeness: Provenance:

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Links to additional resources
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83524089

Carnival held in aid of the suburban Distress and Unemployment Fund. Participants included the local Fire Brigade, the Boy Scouts with their ambulance and bicycle corps, and participants in fancy dress for a football match held at the Subiaco Oval. Amongst the athletic events was a race for the councillors and officers of the Subiaco Municipality, in which non-starters were fined. The burly Town Clerk (Mr C. Luth) who won an event was seized and conveyed willy-nilly to an ambulance stretcher, whereupon the Mayor (Mr Duffell) awaited him him with his trophy "worth" "one guinea"-- a box of Beecham's Pills! In the evening the carnival continued with an open-air concert. The audience was a large one and followed the entertainment with evident enjoyment.

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