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PHOTOGRAPH (COPY): TRUCK OF LPG AT SUBIACO OXYGEN WORKS (BOC)

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1967

Overview

Black and white copy of a photograph of a truck loading liquefied petroleum gas. The truck is positioned at the top of a ridge connected to rows of pipes. A set of stairs alongside the pipes can be seen behind the pump shelter in the foreground. The truck has a white cylindrical tank attached to it, reading 'handigas / BULK SUPPLY/ CIG / HIGHLY FLAMMABLE LPG GAS'.

Reverse:

'Perth Liquefiable Petroleum Gas / LPG Pipes from LPG Pumps Shelter to LPG Filling Building. Looking SE / Taken: March 1967 / Photo No: XL 507/4', handwritten in black ink.

Historical information

See P99.42

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1999.246

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

150 mm

Height or length

100 mm

Keywords

BOC Gases (Compressed Gases Site)

Year

Statement of significance

technical/research - shows local industry processes

Last modified

Monday, 30 June, 2025

Completeness

94

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PHOTOGRAPH (COPY): TRUCK, PERTH OXYGEN WORKS (BOC), MAY 1961
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