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What a great thread. Really liking the old photos of some places I have been.
In June 1929 the Rotary Club of Perth presented the Perth City Council with a replica of the statue of Peter Pan, that is found in Kensington Gardens in London, as a gift to the children of Western Australia to mark the centenary of the State.
The reproduction was produced by the sculptor of the original statue, Sir George Frampton and autographed by the creator of Peter Pan, Sir J. M. Barrie.
It is located in Queens Gardens, Perth, a 3.3 hectare park on a former brickworks and clay pit site in the eastern end of the Perth Central Business District. The park is bounded by Hay Street to the south, Plain Street to the west, Nelson Crescent to the north and Hale Street to the east.
Concur, it looks like Queens Garden in Perth. Check out the pic in the wikipedia entry Queens Gardens, Perth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yes, from memory the wall was just near the entrance through to immigration. I seem to recall there was some telphones or headphones that you could listen into ATC as well. THere was of course the orbit inn bar upstairs as well.
RE: "Another view of The Narrows - I thought this was Canberra when I first saw it."
Warks - your first thoughts were actually right. That is a picture of Canberra - Commonwealth Avenue Bridge - probaby in the early 60's.
Perth Airport was virtually the same as those photo's when I worked there in the mid 70's - the most important feature was the Orbit Inne - to the left of the Swan Lake - open basically 24 hours a day if you knew the "alternate" entrances.
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Found this shot on Lost Perth:
Warks
That photo, obviously at peak period, is looking towards the "International End" of the old terminal. The Swan pond and the runways were on the left of the photo beyond the large windows. The Customs Hall was behind the World Times Clock. The Qantas offices were at the end of the building where a person is standing at a counter.
The silver plane on the clock panel was a Comet as befitted an airport getting ready for the 1962 Commonwealth games. Though I don't believe a Comet was ever on a scheduled run to Perth.
I must admit it is nice being taken back some 40 years for me.
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