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Slip rail gate

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BHS

c. 1980

Overview

Slip rail gates are a set of movable rails that can be taken out to form a gateway. Traditionally a slip rail gate consisted of a few light sapling poles that were thrust through holes in the gateposts or they rested on angle iron brackets or horseshoes.

Historical information

Slip rail gates were commonly used in the Busselton area in the 1850s-1900s. These gates generally had jarrah rails were that rested on locally made horseshoes.

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2022.11

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Contextual Information

This slip rail gate was built by Busselton Historical Society members and the horseshoes were made by Malcolm Paine the resident blacksmith at the Museum for many years.

Keywords

Fence & Gate Products

Place made

Busselton
WA
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

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Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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