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RAILWAY TICKET - FREMANTLE TO ARMADALE

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1966

Overview

Rectangle grey to brown cardboard ticket with black text on one side. Text also written across both ends. Hole punched in middle Central text [W.A.G.R./ FREMANTLE / TO / ARMADALE / 2678 / I S 376] left side [10 - MR - 66] right side [2678]

Historical information

This ticket was used on the Railway Transport. This ticket was used by a passenger travelling by rail from Fremantle to Armadale on the 10th of March 1966. This ticket was issued by the Western Australian Government Railways (W.A.G.R). The ticket was found underneath the Armadale Railway Station signal box when the signal box was moved This item was found when the signal box at the Armadale Railway Station was moved to its current location at the Armadale Visitor Centre on Jull Street in 1990.
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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2009.31

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Cardboard

Width

1 mm

Height or length

31 mm

Depth

56 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Central text [W.A.G.R.]

Keywords

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Western Australian Government Railways W.A.G.R

Armadale Railway Station

ARMADALE

Armadale Railway Station Signal Box

Year

1966

Statement of significance

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.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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