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Though it looks a little different these days, this is Beatty Park Aquatic Centre in 1981! (Now Beatty Park Leisure Centre) Photo taken by Betty Smith (311072PD) @beattypark @cityofvincent
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1 day ago
Do you recognise these faces from their 1976 visit to Perth? It's the Bay City Rollers! Call number: 362192PD–362194PD
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3 days ago
Drive down Canning Highway in the East Fremantle area in 1986 via these photos by Betty Smith! 1. A house and The Divers Emporium, Dive Shop at 35 Canning Highway (314447PD) 2. Jack Sheedy's Plympton Hotel, 59 Canning Highway (314147PD) 3. Creative Community Radio (left) and State Emergency Service South Metropolitan Office (in the old East Fremantle Post Office and Police Station) (314339PD) 4. Ray Fuller Estate Agents and a house, 51-55 Canning Highway (314148PD)
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4 days ago
This photo was taken in 1981 – can you identify where it was taken? Find the answer in the comments tomorrow! Call number: 329132PD
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5 days ago
Take a stroll along Hay Street, outside the Pavilion Theatre, in 1925 Call number: BA533/12 πŸ“· E. L. Mitchell
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7 days ago
When was the last time you went roller skating? Share your roller skating memories with us! Image: Balcatta Rollerdrome in 1981 (BA2640/1162-3,9) πŸ“· Galeforce Photography @citystirlingwa @abcperth @thewestaustralian @perthisok
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8 days ago
What are your favourite bookshops in WA β€” including ones from the past? This is Carroll's Bookshop in 1988, once located at 566 Hay Street! Call number: BA2640/9756-1 (πŸ“·Galeforce Photography)
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10 days ago
Travel back in time to 1981 and visit Marmion Village Shopping Centre (previously Sheppard Way Shopping Centre). Call numbers: BA2640/712B-10-11
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11 days ago
Check out these fashionable shots from a Boans Christmas catalogue in 1976! Call number: 8292B/7190R14,16,23
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12 days ago
Go shopping at Karrinyup Shopping Centre in the 70s! What are some old shops you miss from your local shopping centre? Call number: BA1119/2359-4-6 @karrinyup_sc @citystirlingwa
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14 days ago
When was the last time you visited the Subiaco Hotel? Here it is in 1987! Call number: 390182PD @subihotel @seesubiaco @abcperth @perthisok @watoday.com.au @cityofsubi
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15 days ago
Travel back to 1987 with this visit to Computer City at 352 Murray Street, Perth! Images: BA2640/8640-23,25 πŸ“· Galeforce Photography @abcperth @thewestaustralian @perthisok @watoday.com.au
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17 days ago