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Railway's Tennis Club

2002
Subcollections
Buildings
Overview

A coloured photograph of the front view of a small wooden building with a tin roof that is surrounded by a wire mesh fence. In the foreground is a woman dressed in T-Shirt and shorts playing tennis on the court. In the background is an orange tin shed, which is the toilet.

Historical information

The builiding is the Katanning Railway Tennis club pavillion and court.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-202-HSP2026.276
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photographic Paper
Width
15.1000 cm
Height or length
10.2000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

There is a metal sign on the fence which reads “RAILWAY'S TENNIS CLUB” and underneath is “Ladies Wed 1:30pm” and underneath that is “ALL PLAYERS SUNDAY 1:30PM”

In the bottom right hand corner in red lettering is "23 4'02".

Contextual information

On the 25th August 1937 the Railway Tennis Club was given permission by the Katanning Road Board to erect a pavilion, in October that same year the Katanning Railway Club asked for trees adjacent to courts in Austral Terrace be lopped.

Year
2002
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
Completeness
94
Copyright category
Other
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Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

Katanning Historical Society

Katanning Historical Society

Front view of Railway's Tennis Club
Front view of Railway's Tennis Club

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