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Shire of Toodyay > Records

TOODYAY RAILWAY BRIDGE FLOOD 1930

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1930

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Natural Disasters

Overview

Small black and white photograph of Railway Bridge over the flooding Avon River.
Water is almost to the top of the Bridge.
Railway line on the left of the photo.
The base of the standing platforms off the side of the bridge are covered with water, with foam around the structure in the foreground.
Trees, fence and the first grandstand (burnt down in 1933) in the Showgrounds are in the distance.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1336

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

6.5000 cm

Height or length

11 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On back of photo: former accession numbers: CH 844; TCH. 83:55; in pencil: 2776; "July 11th 1930, Toodyay railway bridge in flood at the highest".

Keywords

Toodyay Railway Bridge

Year

1930

Geotag

-31.548269972584, 116.4581230262

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