Crowds visiting 'Our Lady of Coogee', 2003 / photographed by Scott Wajon
Crowds visiting 'Our Lady of Coogee', 2003 / photographed by Scott Wajon
Crowds visiting 'Our Lady of Coogee', 2003 / photographed by Scott Wajon
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
2 February 2003
Call Numbers
PXE 905/1-13
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures, Photographs and Ephemera
Physical Description
Contents
Photographs - 20.5 x 40.5 cm. - 13 silver gelatin photoprints
Ephemera - 1 greetings card
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Restricted
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
The photographs, taken on 2nd February at the height of the sensation, show the crowds of believers massed at Coogee Beach and headland, praying and kissing the site of the apparition, and placing offerings at the makeshift shrine. Photographs also show the Gallery Laundry, opposite the beach, which operated as a focal point during this period, sel...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Crowds visiting 'Our Lady of Coogee', 2003 / photographed by Scott Wajon
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 824051
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated by photographer -- at lower edge
Titled by photographer
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased June 2003
Administrative / Biographical history
The photographic series relates to the alleged apparition of the Virgin Mary at Dolphin Point (recently named after the football team that lost a member in the Bali bombing), Coogee Bay, in January - February 2003. Over a couple of weeks, thousands of spectators flocked to see 'Our Lady of Coogee', a veiled apparition which cynics attributed to a...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 905/1-13
Record Identifier
1LjRZEb9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1LjRZEb9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
430343
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