Welcome Walls Unveiling Event


The Premier of Western Australia, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA, unveiled the second stage of the Welcome Walls on 27 May 2006 at the Maritime Museum in Fremantle. An estimated 8,000 people took part in the day-long celebrations.

The walls at the entrance of the Museum now include the personal details of over 16,500 families.
 

Premier Alan Carpenter
Welcome Walls Stage
Crowd
Performers
Performers
Bazil Zemplis and guests
Crowd
Steve Armstrong and Guests
Crowd Standing
Australia Characters
The Horsemen
The Maritime Museum
Crowd Sitting
More of the Crowd
The Welcome Wall
The Welcome Walls 2nd stage are open
Man searching for his name on the wall
Lineup to see the walls
Family looking for their family
Big Crowd looking at the Welcome Walls
Searching for family past
I found the family!
Welcome Walls shop
More Searching at the Welcome Walls
Fun at the Welcome Walls
I found my name!
Could you please move aside?
The Maritime Museum with the Welcome Walls

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All photographs courtesy of Michael Gregg, Assistant Curator Maritime History,
Western Australian Museum.