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Merredin Railway Museum > Records

2 WOODEN SECTIONS OF GOLDFIELDS PIPELINE

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Installed in Coolgardie area pipeline 1933\1937 when steel pipe difficult to obtain Made in Perth using Karri or Wandoo Eucalyptus Wood stave pipe made in same way as a wine barrel ,bound with steel wire and dipped into tar or bitumen for protection .Not greatly successful. Never used in Merredin area Second piece on platform --. Held by Mr. John Ivey for many years then Chris Jelinek P.O Box 390 Merredin 6415 Jan 2017 who donated it to the Museum

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cwa-org-156-1977.152

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Room 5 Passage & Sth platform

Merredin Railway Museum

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