DRESS REHEARSAL MOONDYNE FESTIVAL

1985
Overview

A black & white group photo of Men & Children - Boys & Girls - standing on the east side of the Toodyay Post Office in Fitzgerald Street.
Some of the girls appear to be in period costume.
One young man to the right foreground is holding a wheel barrow in which there is a spade and sheep's horns and some rolled cloth.
Another empty wheel barrow to lower right of picture.
Behind the group is a notice board and 2 phone boxes.

Historical information

Practising for the second Moondyne Festival which was held on the weekend of August 24-25. The festival was sponsored by GWN Television (Golden West Network).

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.974
Item type
Material
Width
16.5000 mm
Height or length
21.5000 mm
Contextual Information

Believed to have been taken as promotional material for the Toodyay Tourist Centre, who managed the festival at the time.
They are a similar type to the group of 51 photos taken at the festival a month later (2012.61a-ap) which are also assumed to have been produced for the same purpose. In 1998 the Toodyay Tourist Centre Inc. amalgamated with the Shire of Toodyay and its assets were transferred to the Shire.

Year
Statement of significance

WA 150th Celebrations in Toodyay

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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