World War 2, Australia Western Australia Midland, WAGR Workshops,1943
1943Midland Workshops. View of machinery
The Midland Railway Workshops in Midland, Western Australia, were the main workshops for the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) from 1904 to 1994.Railways. The first railway workshops in Western Australia were located at Fremantle[1] and shifted to Midland in 1904. The Midland Railway Workshops were involved with all WAGR rolling stock and engine construction and maintenance. Steam engines continued to operate on mainline service until 1971, and all major maintenance occurred at the workshops.
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On 4 March 1994, the remaining workers assembled at the traditional workshops meeting area, the flagpole. Long-time employee and timekeeper, Kevin Mountain lowered the Australian flag for the last time, ending not only his career but 90 years of Western Australian railway history.
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- World War 2, Australia, Western Australia, Midland, 1942 (0.08km away)
- World War 2, Australia Western Australia Midland, 1943 (0.09km away)
- World War 2, Australia, Western, Australia Midland, BENNETT, WAGR Railway Workshops,1943 (0.16km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 250 CARLSON, 10 Light Horse (0.17km away)
- From the Collection #7 - Western Ausralian Government Railway Workshop War Memorial, Midland (0.17km away)
- World War 1 , Australia Western Australia, TOMLINSON, 1919 (0.17km away)
- Stock Certificate - War Munitions Supply Company of Western Australia (0.18km away)
- The locomotive bringing Governor Arthur Lawley to Western Australia. (0.23km away)
- First pipes for the Goldfields pipeline leaving Midland. (0.24km away)
- Midland Junction and Bellevue train stations. (0.25km away)
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