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Midland Railway Company of WA locomotives.

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William Dennis Dawson

c. 1901

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Overview

Black and white images mounted in an album behind green mat board.

Historical information

Images are from the Rutherford Album which is housed at the archives of the Rottnest Island Heritage Authority at Kingstown Barracks, Rottnest Island. The photographer was William Dennis Dawson, a professional photographer in Midland Junction. The images are dated between 1901 and 1902. The exact location that the images were taken is unknown, but the second image could be located on a bridge at either Guildford, Middle Swan or Upper Swan.

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Registration number

cwa-org-150-P100-06

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

One of the images bears the caption 'He did work once?' below the image on the mat board frame.

Contextual Information

The lesser-known and private Midland Railway Company was established at Midland Junction prior to the arrival of the WAGR workshops and was the catalyst for the settlement of the suburb. The company opened up the land between Midland and Walkaway by building the Midland Rail line and its locomotives serviced the line.

Keywords

Midland Railway Company of Western Australia

Place made

Midland
Western Australia
Australia

Year

c. 1901

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Expired

Permissions

May be used under the Creative Commons License. High quality scan is available from Midland and Districts Historical Society.

Attribution requirements

Image is to be attributed 'Courtesy of Midland and Districts Historical Society Inc. and Rottnest Island Authority'.

Midland and Districts Historical Society

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P100-05. Midland Railway Company locomotive.

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P100-06. Midland Railway Company locomotive.

P100-06. Midland Railway Company locomotive, possibly at Guildford, Middle Swan, or Upper Swan.

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