| Call Number |
BA1059/1556-1562 |
| Physical description |
3 negatives nitrate, b&w ; 9 x 15 cm. |
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2 negatives nitrate, b&w ; 15 x 9 cm. |
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6 photographic prints : b&w. |
| Series |
Izzy Orloff collection ; BA1059/1556-1562
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| Notes |
This image has been preserved and made available by the Historical Records Rescue Consortium Project supported by Lotterywest. |
| Rights advisory |
This image is for personal use only. To publish or display it, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
| Notes |
Title taken from photographer's listing. |
| Biography/history |
Tom Edwards, a lumper or wharf labourer, died on 7 May 1919 from head injuries inflicted by police during a major waterside dispute at Fremantle. The funeral attracted one of the largest crowds on record at Fremantle Cemetery. Information from: Tom Edwards' grave / Paul Weaver in Quarterly newsletter (Australian Association for Maritime History), March 2000, p. 9. |
| Summary |
013570D: Start of the funeral procession -- 112233PD: Band leads funeral procession along Henry Street -- 112231PD: Hearse and pallbearers -- Hearse, coach driver and pallbearers -- 112230PD: Priest leads coffin to gravesite -- 013571D: Crowd gathered at gravesite. |
| Subjects |
Edwards, Thomas Charles, 1878-1919 -- Death and burial -- Photographs.
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Hearses (Vehicles) -- Western Australia -- Fremantle -- Photographs.
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Horse-drawn vehicles -- Western Australia -- Fremantle -- Photographs.
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Coach drivers -- Western Australia -- Fremantle -- Photographs.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Western Australia -- Fremantle -- Photographs.
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Lumpers Strike, Fremantle, W.A., 1919 -- Photographs.
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Henry Street (Fremantle, W.A.) -- Photographs.
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Fremantle Cemetery -- Photographs.
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Online image.
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| Related names |
HRRC
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