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Midland and Districts Historical Society > Records

Midland Junction No2 Ticket Box

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Western Australian Government Railways

c. 1955

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Overview

Ticket box from Midland Junction Station. Metal cabinet painted red and black. Inside is divided into rows of compartments to house different destination tickets. Included are two bundles of tickets, a date stamper, a ticket punch and a pair of pincers.

Historical information

Used at one time by Rail Heritage WA for steam loco tours in the 1950's and 1960's.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-150-R2

Item type

Themes

Transport
Transport > Railways

Material

Inscriptions and markings

Embossed onto the front of the cabinet are the words" Portable ticket rack" and "Midland Jct No2".

Contextual information

Cabinet documents ticketing process on WAGR lines in 20th century.

Keywords

Place made

Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Last modified

Saturday, 10 May, 2025

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

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Image may be used under the Creative Commons License. High quality scan is available from Midland and Districts Historical Society

Attribution requirements

Image is to be attributed "Courtesy of Midland and Districts Historical Society Inc and Wayne Phipps".

Midland and Districts Historical Society

Midland and Districts Historical Society

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Midland Junction No2 Ticket Box

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