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Midland and Districts Historical Society > Records

Lynwood, 18 Great Northern Highway, Midland.

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Parna Lawless

1988

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Overview

Grey-scale print.

Historical information

Lynwood was built c1894 for Thomas Robinson. It came into the hands of Stephen Andrew Brown in 1905 and remained in the Brown family until 1943.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-150-P8-16

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

18 cm

Height or length

13 cm

Themes

Contextual Information

Lynwood is significant for the construction of the house during the period of development of the Western Australian Government Railway Workshops, Midland and the consequent expansion of Midland Junction and the nearby Swan Valley. Despite significant heritage value, the house was demolished in 2013 when it was deemed beyond repair.

Keywords

Great Northern Highway

Place made

Midland
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1988

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Geotag

-31.8780149, 116.0088438

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Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Date of creation +70 years

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Attribution requirements

Image is to be attributed 'Courtesy of Midland and Districts Historical Society and Parna Lawless'.

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Parna Lawless

Midland and Districts Historical Society

Midland and Districts Historical Society

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