LETTER OF APPRECIATION FOR ALBERT DRAWBRIDGE
1957Flat, rectangular piece of paper, with black printing and black typeface on Western Australian Government Railways letter head to Station Master Albert Drawbridge giving his:
1. retirement notice
2. detailing his leave entitlement
3. statement of appreciation for his 42 years of service.
It is signed in blue ink by T W Brodie Chief Traffic Manager and there are some penciled in calculations below main text.
Text on front [WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS / CHIEF TRAFFIC MANAGERS OFFICE / In your reply please refer to / C.T.M. P.80781 / PERTH]
Albert Drawbridge was born on the 23 April 1893 in the town of Tonbridge in the County of Kent, United Kingdom. By c1916 Albert had moved to Australia and was working for the Western Australian Government Railway. In 1925 he married Laura Vincent in the Collie area where they had a daughter in 1927. Albert worked his way up from Porter to Assistant Station Master between 1916 and 1920. He spent the nest 25 years working at either an assistant station master or station master at a number of rural stations including Gnowangerup, Mt Barker and Brunswick.
In 1948 he was appointed to the position of Station Master at Armadale, a position he held until his retirement in 1958. During his time living in Armadale Albert, unsuccessfully ran for council and was a member of the Armadale lodge for the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes who met at their hall on Forrest Road. Albert died in 1966 age 73. Laura had passed away three years earlier.
This letter was presented to Albert Drawbridge who was the station master at the Armadale Railway station by the Western Australian Government Railways (W.A.G.R) in 1957 as he approached his mandatory retirement at the age of 65.
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[WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS]
Western Australia
Australia
This object is part of a collection of that is associated with the history of rail within the City of Armadale. The arrival of the railway to the City of Armadale in 1889 saw the district change from one that was isolated from Perth due to distance (approx 30km from Perth) and a poorly maintained road. to one that had quick access via the train line. The train line meant not only the rapid transport of people but also of mail, news, ice and goods into and out of the district.
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