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POSTCARD: 'GREETINGS FROM SUBIACO, WEST SUBIACO, W.A. FROM SHENTON PARK HOTEL'

William Cadman
c. 1910
Subcollections
Cadman's Subiaco
Overview

Blue and white postcard from the 'Greetings from Subiaco' series, featuring a view taken from the balcony of the Shenton Park Hotel looking toward the north east. The wide dirt road pictured is Nicholson Road, from which winds another track in the distance. There are a few large and small staked eucalypts in the centre foreground and several houses on the other side of the road.

Historical information

Shenton Park was originally known as West Subiaco.

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Registration number
cwa-org-43-1994.97
Item type
Postcards
Material
Card
Ink
Themes
Art and Design
Environment
Photography
Social History
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'Greetings from Subiaco'

Keywords
William Cadman
Shenton Park
West Subiaco
Shenton Park Hotel
Nicholson Road, Shenton Park
Year
c. 1910
Statement of significance

This postcard is significant as part of the 'Greetings from Subiaco' postcard series, and for documenting a view of Shenton Park (then known as West Subiaco), taken from the balcony of the Shenton Park Hotel.

Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
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-31.956594760046, 115.8152758824

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POSTCARD: 'GREETINGS FROM SUBIACO, WEST SUBIACO, W.A. FROM SHENTON PARK HOTEL'

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