TOODYAY RAILWAY STATION CATTLE YARDS 1964

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1964

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Overview

B & W photo. A rural scene of a garden fence in the foreground, a hedge, an electric light pole and lines above.
Across the road are buildings, a hill of trees behind and the cattle yards in front of them on the road.

Historical information

This site is now (in 2022) occupied by the Toodyay Club and the Toodyay Bowling Club. The land was filled and levelled in 1975.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1347

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Social History

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

13 cm

Height or length

9 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Writing on reverse of photo reads: '1964 Cattle Yds Railway St, opp General Store Mrs Scharf.'

Contextual information

It is believed the Scharf store operated during the 1960s and 1970s from 92 Stirling Terrace, Toodyay and was originally built in the 1850s as a Pensioner Guard cottage for James Smith. In 2022 the Toodyay Herald operates from these premises.

Year

1964

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Last modified

Monday, 19 September, 2022

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