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Shire of Toodyay > Records

WASHAWAY FROM FLOOD AT MILL FARM

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1936

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Natural Disasters

Overview

Black and white photo of three men working around a piece of derailed machinery. A rail line is visible in the rh side of image with engine and low carriages (freight not persons) There is a lot of rock rubble and debris around the rail line. There are trees in the background.

Historical information

"Washaway at Mill Farm Toodyay, Floods 1936". Written on reverse the comment, " 10 inches of rain in twenty four hours"

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2007.19

Item type

Material

Width

86 mm

Height or length

142 mm

Year

1936

Geotag

-31.529191333754, 116.45771091749

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