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POST OFFICE DECORATED FOR VICTORY DAY

c. 1946
Subcollections
Community events & celebrations
Overview

Black & white photo of post office in Stirling Tce., Toodyay decorated to celebrate Victory Day WWII.
Sign on picket fence (Victory Day).
Flag (Union Jack) hanging from balcony on second floor. Community notice board on edge of footpath.
Building is 2 story brick - 2 chimneys. Sign under top two windows 'Toodyay Post Office', PO Box on entry porch.

Historical information

Most likely this actually dates from 1946: Victory Day was celebrated in Toodyay on June 10th of that year with a procession from the Newcastle Hotel to the Showgrounds. (Toodyay Herald, 14 June 1946, p.1)

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.1737
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photographic Paper
Width
90 mm
Height or length
145 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Writing on reverse of photo reads " Victory Day Decorations at Toodyay Post Office 1945"

Keywords
World War Two
Toodyay Post Office
Year
c. 1946
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Geotag
-31.550018358515, 116.4677682857
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Last modified
Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
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