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Katanning Historical Society > Records

Road Making at Katanning

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F. Martyn

c. 1923

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Overview

A sepia photograph of a Cletrac "The Cleveland Tractor Co." tractor pulling a grader which has metal wheels. The tractor has metal tracks rather than wheels. The grader has smaller metal wheels at the front compared to the back wheels. There is one man driving the tractor and one man on the grader guiding it. There three men standing next to the grader in working clothes and three men at the rear of the grader in suits.

Historical information

Eight men with Road Making Machines working in Albion Street, Katanning.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP1987.89

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

30 cm

Height or length

25 cm

Inscriptions and markings

In the bottom right hand corner of the photograph handwritten in black ink is "Road Making at Katanning 1923 Albion St".

Year

Last modified

Monday, 28 April, 2025

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Date of creation +70 years

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Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

Katanning Historical Society

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