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A community is more than simply a group of people living in a particular place. Community implies a bond - people held together by a common thread which could include a shared interest, history, a local theme, an organisation or movement.
Lotterywest’s Community Histories Grants aim to help communities record and share their history, as a way of maintaining their sense of identity and heritage. These grants were previously offered via a grant round once a year, but in order to be more flexible and responsive to community needs, Lotterywest is now accepting applications for community histories grants at any time.
The City of Subiaco recently received a Lotterywest grant to help produce a DVD which captures a collection of oral histories on the markets in Subiaco. Markets have long been a significant part of Subiaco’s history, especially in being a hub which brings the local community together.
“Given the closure of the Subiaco Pavilion Markets last year, and the down-sizing of the Station Street Markets, it is important we capture these stories,” said Heather Henderson, Mayor City of Subiaco."
Historians with the City of Subiaco have spoken with more than 15 people, including some long-term residents of the local area and people who came to trade at the various markets that have existed over the years.
There was a market in the 1920s and 1930s on the corner of Rokeby and Bagot Roads. People came by horse and cart from as far as Armadale with their fresh produce. Earlier, growers had sold their produce straight off carts in a kerbside market at the bottom end of Hay Street.
“The people in our community who know these stories - people who remember a very different Subiaco from today – are getting older.
A significant amount of oral history has successfully been recorded in these interviews, but the City of Subiaco has only been able to source one photograph of the old markets.
“We are very keen to hear from anyone who might have photos in their family albums that show the old markets in Subiaco,” said Mayor Henderson.
Community histories grants are considered towards the cost of research, writing, collating and producing a community history project. The history should be accessible to the community and can be produced as a book, a CD-ROM, a leaflet, photographic record, audio or visual recordings.
Lotterywest developed this grant area with the support of a Technical Panel comprising experts in the field, whose input has been greatly appreciated.