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Morawa Merkanooka Co-Op Store c1917

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c. 1917
Overview

B/W photograph of five men and a dog standing in front of the Morawa - Merkanooka & Districts Farmers Co-Op Coy Ltd, a shop made from timber and iron with glass windows.

Historical information

B/W photograph of the Morawa - Merkanooka & Districts Farmers' Co-Op building on Winfield Street, Morawa, with five men and a dog standing in front of it c1917. The men are identified as L-R: A. Granville, Mr Tipping, Mr Sasse, Mr Norrie Gill, Mr Hepworth. The building burnt down in November 1939 along with the chemist shop next door.
The Co-Op was registered in September 1917 and it is likely that this photo of the building was taken soon after it was built.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-196-1993.70
Item type
Photographs
Themes
Buildings
Material
Photographic Paper
Inscriptions and markings

"Morawa - Merkanooka & Districts Farmers Co-Op Coy Ltd"

Keywords
Morawa, Merkanooka, Co-Op, Stores
Place made
Morawa, Western Australia, Australia
Year
c. 1917
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Public Location
Morawa Museum Office
Geotag
-29.210763029242, 116.00911238307

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Friday, 24 January, 2025
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B/W photograph of 5 men and a dog standing in front of a rural shop in 1917
B/W photograph of the Morawa - Merkanooka & Districts Farmers' Co-Op building on Winfield Street, Morawa, with five men and a dog standing in front of it c1917. The men are identified as L-R: A. Granville, Mr Tipping, Mr Sasse, Mr N. Gill, Mr Hepworth. The building burnt down in November 1939 along with the chemist shop next door.

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