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Police Pools Memorial

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Great Southern Herald

1982

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Overview

A newspaper article on the history and vandalism of the Police Pools Memorial.

Historical information

The Police Pools memorial was built to commemorate the presence of Police and early settlers of Katanning. The newspaper article is titled "A sad reminder of early isolation"

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cwa-org-202-HSA2025.42

Item type

Material

Paper (Newsprint)

Width

27 cm

Height or length

29 cm

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Copyright and Reference

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Please contact the Katanning Historical Society for reproduction of document.

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Courtesy of the Great Southern Herald Magazine and the Katanning Historical Society.

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