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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: UNVEILING OF SUBIACO WAR MEMORIAL

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1923

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Military and Wartime Collection

Overview

The sepia image features a man in the process of unveiling the commemorative plaque, covered by the Australian flag, on the Subiaco War Memorial. There is a troop of soldiers to the right of the photograph shouldering rifles. A group of people are watching proceedings, some holding open umbrellas, in the foreground. There is a group of empty wicker chairs immediately in front of the Memorial. The man unveiling the flag is standing on a small ladder behind the chairs and is supported by another man. There is a wooden barrier enclosing the Memorial. To the left is a cannon(?) covered with white drapes facing the memorial on a platform hung with the Union Jack. The houses in Hamersley Road are shown in clear detail. The Society holds the negative.

Historical information

This is one of a number of photographs of this event.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.70.2

Item type

Material

Photographic Materials

Width

221 mm

Height or length

270 mm

Keywords

Year

Statement of significance

Local, military and social significance.

Geotag

-31.952231, 115.823774

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Thursday, 2 November, 2023

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