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PHOTOGRAPH: GALA DAY PROCESSION, ROKEBY ROAD

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

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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