Clive Street, Katanning

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c. 1906

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Overview

A view of the southern side of Clive Street, Katanning after the railway track. Going down the street from the top left is a brick building which has a tin roof, a wooden door with a semi circular window above the door and a casement window. On the side of this building is a white painted sign on the brickwork and in dark red letters is 'CROWNLANDS AGENCY BUSINESS TRANSACTED FOR The AGRICULTURAL BANK & FORESTRY BANK'.

The next two brick buildings have a common veranda roofline which is supported by wooden posts. On the front of the gable of the third building is 'W.M. BAKER BUTCHER'.

The fourth and fifth buildings are single storey buildings which are hidden by a tree. The sixth building is a single storey building and on the front of the building is a sign of which the only word that is decipherable is 'TAILORS'.

The seventh building is a two storey brick building which has a veranda and wooden posts to support the veranda. On the side of this building is a white painted sign on the brickwork and in dark letters is '?. J. RODGERS GROCER, DRAPER & GENERAL STOREKEEPER'.
There are electricity lines and poles going down the street as well as two trees which are probably only two metres high.

Historical information

H.S. Ranford was the land agent manager of the Government Survey Lands Office (Crown Lands Agency) in Clive Street. In 1987 the Crown Lands Agency building was the Rural & Industries Bank (R&I). W.M. Baker was a butcher in Katanning and had his shop on Clive Street. This photograph is taken of buildings on the southern side of Clive Street Katanning looking west.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP1987.101

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

30 cm

Height or length

24.7000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On the back of the photograph hand written in blue ink is 'Clive St. Katanning' and then in red ink '1906' and in blue ink 'RANDFORDS SURVEY LANDS OFFICE'

Contextual Information

The importance of the butcher's shop is that it links to the Katanning Grammar School share certificate that is in the name of William Milsom Baker and that is also in the collection.

Year

c. 1906

Statement of significance