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PHOTOGRAPH: AMERICA'S CUP CEREMONY, SUBIACO 1983

1983
Overview

1983 Colour photograph of the ceremony held outside the Subiaco Council Chambers to celebrate the winning of the America's Cup 12m yacht race by the challenger, Australia II, entered by Alan Bond and the Royal Perth Yacht Club in 1983. L to r: Mayor Richard Diggins, Alan Bond, John Langley, John Lewis, Ben Lexcen, Eileen Bond, John Bertrand (behind), Warren Jones, Pauline Diggins and a child. The ceremony was held when the parade from Royal Perth Yacht Club to the Esplanade, Perth, paused at the City of Subiaco for this ceremony. The yacht club was located within the City of Subiaco at the time of the race.

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Registration number
cwa-org-43-2006.257
Item type
Width
150 mm
Height or length
100 mm
Year
Statement of significance

Historical significance - sporting event of international importance. Royal Perth Yacht Club is within the City of Subiaco

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