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Coyrecup siding - Wheat Stacks

c. 1939 - 1940
Subcollections
Rural Industry
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
Photographs
Material
Photographic Paper
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".

Year
c. 1939 - 1940
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.

Last modified
Monday, 19 May, 2025
Copyright category
Date of creation +70 years
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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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