Coyrecup siding - Wheat Stacks

c. 1939 - 1940
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Overview

A black and white photograph of a stack of bagged on the left hand side of a railway track. There are two covered wagons on a side railway track and on the right hand side of the photograph is a small tin shed with wooden boxes at the front. In the background is a black and white sign which reads "COYRECUP" held up by wooden posts.

Historical information

The tin shed would have been a workers hut.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-202-HSP2000.53a
Item type
Width
8.2000 cm
Height or length
8.3000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

On the back of the photograph handwritten in blue ink is "Coyrecup siding 1939-40".

Statement of significance

Before the inventions of bulk handling of wheat, stacks such as these were common along the railway line. Coyrecup railway siding is in a very good wheat growing area east of Katanning on the Nyabing railway line.

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Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

Katanning Historical Society

Katanning Historical Society

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Coyrecup siding - Wheat Stacks
Coyrecup siding - Wheat Stacks
Back of photograph of Coyrecup siding - Wheat Stacks
Back of photograph of Coyrecup siding - Wheat Stacks

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