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Railway Cairn

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
1939
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Last modified
Thursday, 13 August, 2026
Completeness
83
Rights category
Date of creation +70 years
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Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

Katanning Historical Society

Katanning Historical Society

Railway Cairn
Railway Cairn

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