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RAILWAY TICKET - PRIVILEGE KARRAKATTA OR BAYSWATER TO ARMADALE

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1966

Overview

Square brown to grey cardboard ticket. Text on both sides. On front side text across ticket and down rightside. Central text [W.A.G.R. / P / PRIVILEGE / KARRAKATTA / OR / BAYSWATER / TO 1 / ARMADALE] right side [2933] back side [17. MR. 66]

Historical information

This ticket was used by a passenger travelling by train from either Karrakatta or Bayswater to Armadale each week. This ticket was issued by the Western Australian Government Railways (W.A.G.R) on the 17th of March 1966. This ticket was found under the signal box at the Armadale Railway Station when the signal box was moved This item was found when the signal box at the Armadale Railway Station was moved to its current location at the Armadale Visitor Centre on Jull Street in 1990.
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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2009.34

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Cardboard

Width

1 mm

Height or length

30 mm

Depth

31 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Central text [W.A.G.R.]

Keywords

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Western Australian Government Railways W.AG.R

Armadale

Armadale Railway Station

Armadale Railway Station Signal Box

Year

1966

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of that is associated with the history of rail within the City of Armadale. The arrival of the railway to the City of Armadale in 1889 saw the district change from one that was isolated from Perth due to distance (approx 30km from Perth) and a poorly maintained road. to one that had quick access via the train line. The train line meant not only the rapid transport of people but also of mail, news, ice and goods into and out of the district.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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