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PHOTOGRAPH: VOLVO MARINE ENGINES WAREHOUSE, SUBIACO, 1998

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1998

Overview

Black and white photograph of the ceiling of the Volvo Marine Engines warehouse, Subiaco, 1998. The image shows the interior of the large warehouse, with a large hook suspended from the girders supporting the roof. Boxes wrapped in plastic and stacked on palettes can be seen below, and at the top of the image is a sign reading 'MANUFACTURED BY HOSKINS ENGINEERING AND FOUNDRY LTD. PERTH / CAPACITY 15 TON'.

The warehouse was used as a storage facility by Australian Fine China in 1998. The building opposite Australian Fine China used to belong to Volvo Marine Engines.

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-1999.330

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

105 mm

Height or length

155 mm

Keywords

Australian Fine China

Volvo Marine Engines

Year

Statement of significance

Historical significance, technical

Subiaco Museum

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