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PHOTOGRAPH (COPY): METTERS' CAST-IRON PIPES DESTINED FOR SINGAPORE BEING LOADED AT DOCKS

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c. 1950

Overview

Photograph showing Metters' pipes being hoisted aboard a boat at the docks. In the foreground is a forklift with its operator in the seat, and two men standing beside it. There is a forest of cranes, bales, wires etc. in the background, and tracks criss-crossing on the quay..

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-1993.214.2

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

160 mm

Height or length

210 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Webb & Webb, 616 Hay Street, Perth

Year

Statement of significance

Local industry and overseas trade

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Monday, 6 November, 2023

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PHOTOGRAPH: METTERS' CAST-IRON PIPES DESTINED FOR SINGAPORE BEING LOADED AT DOCKS
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