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VICTORY DAY FLOATS

1946
Subcollections
Community events & celebrations
Overview

Black & white photo of Victory Day floats in parade.
First truck at back with display, 2nd truck has people standing in tray. Person standing on running board drivers side - 3rd truck decorated with streamers and group of ladies standing on tray.
Various people with bikes observing parade.

Historical information

Victory Day was celebrated in Toodyay on June 10th, 1946 with a procession from the Newcastle Hotel to the Showgrounds. (Toodyay Herald, 14 June 1946, p.1)

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.1734
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photographic Paper
Width
90 mm
Height or length
145 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Writing on reverse of photo reads " Victory Day Floats Toodyay 1945" [note: event is believed to have occurred in 1946]

Keywords
World War Two
Toodyay Showgrounds
Year
1946
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Geotag
-31.546841539071, 116.46023045686
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Last modified
Friday, 26 May, 2023
Completeness
94
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