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Katanning Historical Society > Records

Railway Cairn

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1939

Subcollections

Government > Railways

Overview

A sepia photograph of a cairn with railway tracks in the background. The cairn has part of a railway track at the top of the cairn.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP1987.135

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

12.7000 cm

Height or length

8.8000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

The inscription on the cairn reads in seven lines "THIS CAIRN MARKS", "THE COMPLETION OF", "THE", "GREAT SOUTHERN", "RAILWAY.", "ON 1ST JUNE 1889.", "ERECTED 1ST MAY, 1939.".

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Last modified

Thursday, 13 August, 2026

Completeness

83

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Rights category

Date of creation +70 years

Permissions

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Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

Katanning Historical Society

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