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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: EILEEN AND DOROTHY NEWMAN AT MOUNT NEWMAN

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1971

Overview

Features the sisters standing in the huge ore scoop of an enormous piece of earth moving equipment.
Reverse: Handwritten in the back 'Dorf and Eileen - Taken at Mount Newman September 1971. We have two so you can keep this if you want to. They sent us some others as well - look upon us as a huge joke.'
The sisters are standing by the open door of a car. In both photographs they are resplendent in hard hats and pearls, wearing light summer clothing.

Historical information

One of a number of photographs of members of Newman family.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.402.1

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

195 mm

Height or length

250 mm

Keywords

NEWMAN, Dorothy

NEWMAN, Eileen Mary

Year

Statement of significance

Mining industry; family and local history
Historic:
Social:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

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