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Shire of Toodyay > Records

AVON RIVER IN FLOOD AND TOODYAY RAILWAY BRIDGE, 1930

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1930

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Natural Disasters

Overview

Black and white photo of the Avon River in flood taken from the Toodyay Railway Bridge, which was once situated behind the Showgrounds.
Trees, shrubbery, and the roofs of two buildings can be seen in the distance and part of a wooden railing is seen in the left lower corner of photo.
The rails and pedestrian side platforms on the bridge are central.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1338

Item type

Material

Width

11 cm

Height or length

6.7000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On back of photo: Former accession numbers: CH 844; TCH 83:54, number 3767; in pencil: July 11th 1930.
Former acc. no.: TCH 83:54. Acc. by DP (David Pitcher), no date. "July 11th 1930".

Keywords

Toodyay Railway Bridge

Year

1930

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Google Maps search term / URL

-31.54818006792338, 116.45813310281945

Geotag

-31.548816264318, 116.46276847008

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