PHOTOGRAPH: GALA DAY PROCESSION, ROKEBY ROAD

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1914

Overview

Black and white photograph
Front: West side of Rokeby Road, immediately south of the Bagot Road intersection. Features procession of a military band (Salvation Army band?) led by soldier on horseback followed by motor vehicle flanked by children and horse-drawn carts. Two members of the military party bearing flags. Spectators lining both sides of the street. Possibly Empire Day celebrations Some shop signs distinguishable - 'J. Cadman' and 'J.S. Bowcock' on east side, 'Picture Framer' on opposite.

Historical information

Gala Day Procession on Rokeby Road
Museum holds original photograph only.

The tunic of the mounted rider appears to that of the Horse Artillery but of a style last actively worn in WA in the early 1880s, as the Horse Artillery troop was disbanded in 1882. The headress is not a typical Horse Artillery busby but rather a peaked forage cap with a star design badge.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.64

Item type

Photographs

Width

105 mm

Height or length

155 mm

Keywords

Events

Military Associations

Transport

Rokeby Road, Subiaco

Shops And Businesses, Subiaco

Year

1914

Statement of significance

Depicts local and social history of Subiaco.
Historic: Social: Rarity:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Links to additional resources

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83524089

Carnival held in aid of the suburban Distress and Unemployment Fund. Participants included the local Fire Brigade, the Boy Scouts with their ambulance and bicycle corps, and participants in fancy dress for a football match held at the Subiaco Oval. Amongst the athletic events was a race for the councillors and officers of the Subiaco Municipality, in which non-starters were fined. The burly Town Clerk (Mr C. Luth) who won an event was seized and conveyed willy-nilly to an ambulance stretcher, whereupon the Mayor (Mr Duffell) awaited him him with his trophy "worth" "one guinea"-- a box of Beecham's Pills! In the evening the carnival continued with an open-air concert. The audience was a large one and followed the entertainment with evident enjoyment.

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