PHOTOGRAPH: HUMES DREDGE PIPES
c. 1950 - 1959Black and white image of two large Humes dredge pipes, damaged after having been dropped from a truck during loading. Large steel structures can be seen in the background to the right, with a small sign above the pipe on the right reading 'SAFETY IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS / YES YOURS TOO!'
Reverse:
'Subiaco. 31'' od x 1/2'' x 30' Dredge Pipes for Utah. S 1040 Steel. These pipes were damaged when they dropped 10ft from motor truck during loading. No weld failure evident', handwritten in blue ink.
These photographs collected for 'Subiaco Industry' exhibition at the Museum 1998. Photographs collected from Humes, Subiaco, now at Welshpool and owned by CSR. Humes one of many industries which moved, or closed prior to Subi Centro development. See P99.52a,b
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