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Summary
Looking north east from Lord Street (from 1903 named Victoria Avenue) across Howick Street (later renamed Hay St) to the cathedral and convent. At this time Hay St from Barrack St to Bennett St was named Howick St and from Bennett St east was named Twiss St. St. John's Pro Cathedral was the principal place of worship for the Roman Catholic Community in Perth from 1844 until 1865 when it was replaced by St Mary's Cathedral.
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Title devised by cataloguer. Caption in album: R.C. convent. Found on page 32 of the original album. Digital image donated by Mrs Dorothy Croft. 6923B/80 was also included as an inferior copy negative in the Royal Western Australian Historical Society Collection at BA1886/797.
Subjects
- Catholic church buildings -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
- Cathedrals -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
- Catholic schools -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
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