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Shire of Toodyay > Records

BUILDING STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY LINE - EARTH MOVING MACHINES, TOODYAY 1964

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1964

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Overview

A black & white photo of a working site for the installation of the standard gauge railway at Toodyay in 1964.
Two earth moving machines are seen, one is a scraper (centre) and the other a large bladed dozerr (on right).
A man is driving each one.
The scraper has the word "Leighton" on the side.
A power pole is centre left.

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Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1757

Item type

Themes

Social History
Transport > Railways

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

90 mm

Height or length

128 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On back: "Toodyay 1964. Standard Gauge Railway. Earth moving machine.".

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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Friday, 7 July, 2023

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