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Wakes Garage

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Restored Cars Australia

2002

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Overview

A two page article on Wakes Garage written by John Parker, information supplied by John Wake and Ainslie Evans.

Historical information

An interesting article on the history of Wakes garage and family. The article has a photograph of John Wake, a Field Marshall tractor in storage, a 1938-39 'Flying Standard Radiator', the Wake's Garage Façade and a picture of John Wake with the orbital engine. The article is on pages 28 and 29 of 'Restored Cars Australia' magazine, number 152.

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Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSA2025.278

Item type

Material

Paper (Newsprint)

Width

20.8000 cm

Height or length

26 cm

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Last modified

Thursday, 7 August, 2025

Completeness

94

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Copyright and Reference

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Courtesy of Restored Cars Australia and the Katanning Historical Society.

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