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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: 'UNDERGROUND POWER, MAY STREET', 1988

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1988

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Overview

A colour photograph of May Street (now May Avenue), looking towards Hay Street, showing a number of verges and driveways, as well sections of a few parked cars. There are two electric light poles in the street, with no electrical wires connecting them due to the recent installation of underground power. There are also two yellow poles holding parking signs.
A sticky label on the reverse reads 'Undergrounding of power May Street, 12/12/88'.

Historical information

12 December 1988

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-2023.62

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Keywords

May Avenue, Subiaco

Hay Street, Subiaco

May Avenue [10], Subiaco

Services - Electricity

May Avenue [12], Subiaco

Year

Statement of significance

The photograph is significant for capturing a particular moment in the history of May Street, and part of the process of installing underground power.

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-31.946331627444, 115.83173266423

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