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City of Armadale - History House > Records

MAP, ROAD - CASE

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Cardboard rectangular case with opening at top, green text on front [VACCUM - / road map - / of - / Western Australia - / With overland routes - / With the Compliments - / of the - / VACUUM - / Oil Company - / Pty. Ltd]

Historical information

This map was used by Brian Watson, a truck driver, in the 1950s to late 1960s or early 1970s, to plan his delivery runs to regional towns.

Brian lived with his family in Kelmscott.

Some time in the 1990s he gave the map to June Castledine.

The map was first produced by the Vacuum Oil Company in c1937. Vacumm was established in Australia by its American parent company in 1895.

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2024.21b

Item type

Width

94 mm

Height or length

200 mm

Last modified

Tuesday, 2 December, 2025

Completeness

83

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