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Opening Of Wesley Church Claremont

1923
Overview

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.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-28--80-36
Item type
Photographs
Themes
Social History
Material
Photographic Paper
Year
1923
Links to additional resources
Claremont Museum. [www.claremont.wa.gov.au]
Last modified
Sunday, 14 July, 2024
Completeness
94
Rights category
Date of creation +70 years
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Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
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Town of Claremont Museum

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

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