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B/W photograph Rudge motorcycle
c. 1914 - 1924Overview
B/W photograph of a young man seated on a Rudge motorcycle. There is a cigarette hanging from his lips and he is wearing a beret, shoes, dark suit, white shirt and tie. Behind him is a house wall covered in ivy, and a wooden door with doorknocker and letter slot.
Historical information
George Patrick (Pat) ROSS (1900 - 1976) came out to Western Australia from Scotland in c1923 and moved to Morawa in 1925. He and his older brother Sandy ran a garage business in Morawa. This photo of George Patrick ROSS appears to be taken in Scotland when he was a young man.
Rudge motorcyles were made in Britain from 1911 - 1946.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-196-2000.294
Item type
Themes
Material
Inscriptions and markings
"Rudge" on the motorcycle
Place made
United Kingdom
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Public Location
Morawa Museum Office
Morawa District Historical Society Inc.
Morawa District Historical Society Inc.
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B/W photograph of George Patrick (Pat) ROSS seated on a Rudge motorcycle in c1920. The photo is most likely taken in Scotland before he migrated to Western Australia.
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