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Midland and Districts Historical Society > Records

Midland Railway Company of WA road service souvenir travel bag

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Midland Railway Company of WA

c. 1960

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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

Themes

Material

Width

350 mm

Height or length

240 mm

Depth

150 mm

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

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Wednesday, 2 October, 2024

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

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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