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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: HIDDLESTONE'S ELECTRICAL SHOP, DECORATED FOR ROYAL OCCASION

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The image features Hiddlestone's Electrical Shop in Rokeby Road decorated with a large star and crown at the top of the shop window and entrance with a string of small lights strung underneath. A Union Jack can be seen in the entrance window. The occasion may be the 1937 Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The advertising sign in the window reads: 'H. Hiddlestone Electrician and Repairs Expert Battery Service Station' NOTE: Oral history of Cec. Hiddlestone states that The Prince of Wales passed through Subiaco by train in 1927, hence the decorations.

Historical information

The occasion may be the 1937 Coronation of King George VI.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.452

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

205 mm

Height or length

130 mm

Keywords

Rokeby Road, Subiaco

Shops And Businesses, Subiaco

Hiddlestone Electrics

Statement of significance

Subiaco businesses; Royal occasions.

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