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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FOR A DRAWBRIDGE

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1916 - 1957

Overview

Flat, rectangular piece of stiff paper, with black printing and black typeface detailing employment record with W.A.G.R in a section with four columns given Capcity and Period Employed, Designation, From, To and another section for Reason for Leaving, Conduct During Service and Remarks. It is signed by Deputy Chief Traffic Manager and Dated 21st March 1958. The text is surrounded by a rectangular border in the form of a spiral twist equidistant from the paper's edge. Text on front [Western Australian Government Railways / No. 4305 / TRAFFIC BRANCH / Certificate of Service / THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ERASURE] Text outside main body on lower margin [64405/4/53--500]

Historical information

Albert Drawbridge was born on the 23 April 1893 in the town of Tonbridge in the County of Kent, United Kingdom. By c1916 Albert had moved to Australia and was working for the Western Australian Government Railway. In 1925 he married Laura Vincent in the Collie area where they had a daughter in 1927. Albert worked his way up from Porter to Assistant Station Master between 1916 and 1920. He spent the nest 25 years working at either an assistant station master or station master at a number of rural stations including Gnowangerup, Mt Barker and Brunswick.
In 1948 he was appointed to the position of Station Master at Armadale, a position he held until his retirement in 1958. During his time living in Armadale Albert, unsuccessfully ran for council and was a member of the Armadale lodge for the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes who met at their hall on Forrest Road. Albert died in 1966 age 73. Laura had passed away three years earlier.
This certificate was presented to Albert Drawbridge by the Western Australian Government Railways (W.A.G.R) outlining his career in c1957. It shows how he started out as a porter and then worked as either an assistant station master or station master for the rest of his career.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2009.49

Item type

Documents

Material

Paper

Width

17.8000 cm

Height or length

25.3000 cm

Themes

People

Social History

Inscriptions and markings

[Western Australian Government Railways]

Keywords

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

DRAWBRIDGE Albert Mr

Byford Station Western Australian Government Railway W.A.G.R

Year

1916

Year End

1957

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of that is associated with the history of rail within the City of Armadale. The arrival of the railway to the City of Armadale in 1889 saw the district change from one that was isolated from Perth due to distance (approx 30km from Perth) and a poorly maintained road. to one that had quick access via the train line. The train line meant not only the rapid transport of people but also of mail, news, ice and goods into and out of the district.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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