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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: CELEBRATION OF LAST TRAM, ROKEBY ROAD, SUBIACO

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1958

Overview

Black and white photograph
Front: The photograph features No.6 Tram with young men and a man in uniform (ticket collector?) hanging off the back.The tram is being followed by a car, participants on bicycles and a dog. The street is lined with spectators on either side.
The tower of the Subiaco Hotel is visible on the west side of the street, as well as the Commercial Bank of Australia Limited and the Real Estate Agency of L.J. Wearne.
Reverse: Handwritten note: 'In 1900 Perth Tramway was extended along Hay Street and Rokeby Road to the King's Park gates. 1st penny section (and for over twenty years) but only penny section on the metropolitan tramway was in Subiaco between Rokeby Road and Hay Street Junction and King's Park gates.'

Historical information

Celebration of last tram on Rokeby Road

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.76

Item type

Material

Photographic Materials

Width

160 mm

Height or length

110 mm

Keywords

Do All The Things!

Year

1958

Statement of significance

Local, social and transport history
Historic: Rarity:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

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