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Opening Of Wesley Church Claremont

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1923

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Opening of the Wesley Church, Claremont WA. Crowd outside on the pavement and up the steps to the front doors of the church. Women in long dresses and large hats, men in suits and hats and boys with straw boaters. View from the Perth-Fremantle Road..

Historical information

Old timber hall/church remained on site behind. The Church was converted into Claremont Town Hall in 1981 after the Uniting Church was formed. The Perth-Fremantle Road was renamed Stirling Highway in 1932 after the first Governor of Western Australia, Admiral Sir James Stirling.

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cwa-org-28--80-36

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Claremont Museum.

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Date of creation +70 years

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Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010

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Opening of the Wesley Church Claremont 1923
Source: Claremont Museum 80.36

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