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PHOTOGRAPH: 'UNDERGROUND POWER, RAPHAEL STREET', 1985

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1985

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Overview

A colour photograph Raphael Street showing a white appartment building (381 Barker Road) and brick terraced housing (373 Barker Road), as well as a few cars in the distance. Most of the foreground is taken up by part of Barker Road. A number of street trees are also visable in the distance. Just visable is a power pole and street sign saying 'Raphael Street'.
A sticky label on the reverse reads 'Undergrounding of power Raphael Street, November 1985'.

Historical information

November 1985.

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-2023.61

Item type

Keywords

Services - Electricity

City of Subiaco

Raphael Street, Subiaco

Barker Road, Subiaco

Barker Road [373], Subiaco

Barker Road [381], Subiaco

Year

Statement of significance

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

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-31.948641352788, 115.82138748203

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