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Standard Guage project golden spike ceremony

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WAGR
1968
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Minister for Railways, Mr R. O'Connor officiating at the "Driving of the Golden spike", Kalgoorlie, Standard Gauge construction project

Photo type: black and white.

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Registration number
cwa-org-23-P00987
Themes
Transport > Railways
Width
250 mm
Height or length
180 mm
Year
1968
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