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Women of Woolloomooloo, Woolloomooloo Mural, Harmer Street Woolloomooloo, 1982

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Unique IDA-01209907SeriesWoolloomooloo Mural Project Records, 1979-1984DateBetween 1st January 1982 and 31st December 1982Date qualifieryear onlyFormatPhotograph - TransparencyDescriptionWomen of Woolloomooloo mural that depicts the history of women’s lives and work in Woolloomooloo. At the centre of the mural is the face of an unnamed Aboriginal woman who is surrounded by portraits and elements that represent domestic, seamstress and laundry workers, hairdressers and barbers, and school girls. Some of the women featured are: resident artist and activist Brenda Humble, wearing her signature headband, with a noticeboard showing Save the Loo Now and Black Bans Meeting flyers (upper left); two arrest mugshot style profiles of razor gang leader Tillie Devine (upper right); and resident activists Nellie Leonard, who is holding a Fight Eviction Public Meeting notice (lower left); and Honora Wilkinson (holding frame with Peoples Park?).

One of the nine Woolloomooloo History Murals attached to the pylons of the Eastern Suburbs Railway.

The mural was designed and painted by Merilyn Fairskye and Michiel Dolk. John Delacour photographed the mural while it was in a warehouse in Harmer Street which the Housing Commission provided as a studio space for the duration of the project.
LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorPhotographer: John DelacourArtists: Merilyn Fairskye and Michiel Dolk

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SuburbWoolloomoolooPostcode2011StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access noteWhen using this image please acknowledge the photographer, and that it is provided courtesy of the City of Sydney Archives.

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Authenticity & integrityThis series was donated. The donors provided information to the City Archives when this collection was acquired. It has formed the basis of the descriptive information added by volunteers and City of Sydney staff.

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CollectionWomen and International Women's DayBoxCSA119617PlaceWoolloomooloo Mural Project

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Women of Woolloomooloo, Woolloomooloo Mural, Harmer Street Woolloomooloo, 1982