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Midland Railway Company of WA road service souvenir travel bag

Midland Railway Company of WA
c. 1960
Subcollections
Artefacts
Overview

Shoulder bag, cream-coloured with red piping.

Historical information

Souvenir bags were commonly a gift from travel companies to customers. Bags such as this would have been given to passengers taking the Midland Railway wildflower tours.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-150-R11
Item type
Luggage
Material
Vinyl
Width
350 mm
Height or length
240 mm
Depth
150 mm
Themes
Transport
Inscriptions and markings

Printed with an image of a road bus, wildflowers and the wording 'Midland Railway Road Service W.A.'

Contextual Information

The bag is important in the cultural history of Midland's private railway company, a company of significance to the growth of Midland and surrounds during the late 19th century and for much of the 20th century. Bag came from the collection of the last chairman of the Midland Railway Company of WA.

Place made
Western Australia
Australia
Year
c. 1960
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Copyright category
Unrestricted
Permissions

Image may be used under the Creative Commons License.

Attribution requirements

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

Copyright holder
Midland and Districts Historical Society Inc.
Midland and Districts Historical Society

Midland and Districts Historical Society

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Souvenir luggage bag for the Midland Railway Road Service WA.
Souvenir luggage bag for the Midland Railway Road Service WA.

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