HORSE DRAWN WAGON AT NEWCASTLE GAOL MUSEUM

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1982

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Overview

A coloured photo of an 'old dray' held within the machinery shed behind the Newcastle Gaol Museum.
Cyclone wiring surrounds the shed.

Historical information

This wagon is a part of the Newcastle Gaol Museum collection, managed by the Shire of Toodyay: accession number 2001.869.
The wagon dates from around 1880 and is likely to have been made in the Toodyay district. "J McCluney/Toodyay" is painted on the right side of the tray.
Date for this photo has been taken from the record associated with Shire of Toodyay photo 2001.1502, showing a similar view.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1564

Item type

Photographs

Width

89 mm

Height or length

132 mm

Contextual Information

It is believed the wagon may have been part of the original collection when the museum opened in 1962. (Shire of Toodyay photograph 2001.1394, dated circa 1962, appears to show the wagon in the background in the same machinery display shed of the newly opened Newcastle Gaol Museum.

Year

1982

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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