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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: SPENCER WILLIAM GILBERT NEWSAGENCY 1972

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1972

Overview

A colour photograph of the former Spencer William Gilbert Newsagency on the corner of Rokeby and Bagot Roads in 1972. The photograph depicts a single-storey building with a metal awning, with the empty frame of a sign on the roof. A sign hanging on the Rokeby Road side reads 'Newsagent'. There is a bus stop in front of the building, a white car driving to the left, and additional shops are visible in the left background on Rokeby Road. A sign reading Congregational Church is visible on the electrical pole at the left foreground.

Handwritten notes on the reverse read:

'Subiaco shop before it was demolished'

'Spencer William Gilbert Newsagency 1972'

'Crossways now there corner of Rokeby and Bagot Roads'

Historical information

Was the Spencer William Gilbert Newsagency in 1972

Later demolished and is now Crossways

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2025.60

Item type

Material

Width

128 mm

Height or length

88 mm

Keywords

Bagot Road, Subiaco

Rokeby Road, Subiaco

Rokeby Road [180], Subiaco

Shops And Businesses, Subiaco

GILBERT, William Spencer

Year

Statement of significance

Depicts a now-demolished building with local history significance

Last modified

Wednesday, 16 July, 2025

Completeness

94

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