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Fremantle Welcome Walls – Final Stage Unveiled
2:54pm, Sat 11 Dec 2010
More than 8,000 people attended the official unveiling of the final migrant Welcome Walls outside the Western Australian Museum – Maritime on Saturday 11 December. Culture and Arts Minister John Day launched the third and final stage which added more than 4,500 new names to the existing Walls.
Mr Day said he was delighted that so many people were coming to be part of an immensely popular project.
Welcome Walls - official Fremantle Stage 3 unveiling event
9:30am, Thu 2 Dec 2010
The Fremantle Stage 3 Welcome Walls will be officially launched on December 11 at the Western Australian Museum – Maritime and to mark the occasion and celebrate there will be a Family Fun Day with free entry to the museum and entertainment for all ages.
Official proceedings will begin at 10.00am and celebrations will continue throughout the day with live musical entertainment and free entry to the Maritime Museum until its closing time of 5.00pm.
Welcome Walls - official Albany launch
9:30am, Tue 23 Nov 2010
The Albany Welcome Walls will be officially launched on December 12 at the Western Australian Museum - Albany and to mark the occasion and celebrate there will be a Family Fun Day with activities and entertainment for all ages.
Unveiling events announced
9:30am, Wed 3 Nov 2010
The unveiling of the third and final stage of the Welcome Walls in Fremantle will take place on Saturday, 11 December 2010 at the Western Australian Museum – Maritime, Victoria Quay, Fremantle.
The unveiling of the Albany Welcome Walls will take place on Sunday, 12 December 2010 at the Western Australian Museum – Albany.
This will be the first chance for registrants, their guests and the wider public to view the listed names on the Welcome Walls.
Official proceedings and celebrations will take place at both sites.
Welcome Walls Maintenance
9:30am, Tue 12 Oct 2010
Work is underway on the final stage of the migrant Welcome Walls in Fremantle, which are due to be completed by the end of 2010.
Some panels from earlier walls will be periodically removed for maintenance and/or restoration and will be returned as soon as this work is complete. Panels included in this work schedule are contained within panels 1-227.
The WA Museum apologises for any inconvenience.