Please be advised: this website contains the names, images and voices of people who are now deceased.

Collections WA has a responsibility to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of Western Australia in all its various forms. The intention of Collections WA is to support research, and to reveal actions of the past that have impacted upon communities, families, and individuals.

In doing so, Collections WA acknowledges the need to respond sensitively and appropriately in cases when accessing this material may be confronting to Aboriginal visitors and clients.

Please also note: Some historical materials within this portal may include language or opinions that today are considered inappropriate or even offensive. Collections WA does not endorse this language and apologises for any distress caused.

Continue

Continue showing cultural advice

Stop showing cultural advice

Collections WA brings together collections from libraries, galleries, museums, archives, historical societies, cultural organisations, community groups and other collecting organisations across Western Australia.

Shire of Toodyay > Records

POST OFFICE DECORATED FOR VICTORY DAY

« Prev Item Next Item »

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

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

Toodyay Post Office

Year

c. 1946

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Geotag

-31.550018358515, 116.4677682857

Open in Google Maps

Nearest geotagged records:

View all geotagged records...

Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback

Other items from Shire of Toodyay

Media Reuse | View Full Size | Item Feedback

Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->

Full size unavailable (you're already seeing this image in its highest resolution available on Collections WA)

Loading...