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SIGN ARMADALE TOURIST CENTRE

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Overview

Rectangular cream coloured fibreboard with a bevelled edge. A green line around the perimeter with a screw hole in each corner. Text is written in brown with a green circle centre on the left with a letter I in the middle. Text reads [ARMADALE TOURIST CENTRE / SIGNAL BOX / ARTS & CRAFTS / Bert Tyler MACHINERY MUSEUM].

Historical information

In 1992 the original Armadale Railway station signal box was relocated to 40 Jull Street, next to the Armadale District Hall, by the Heritage Country Tourism Association. The signal box became a part of a new tourism information centre that also sold local arts and crafts. In 1993 the association organised for local resident Bert Tyler to display his collection of restored vintage machinery and train and memorabilia. This sign was used on the outside of the building to promote the centre and the Bert Tyler Vintage Machinery Museum. In 2004 the management and the ownership of the tourism information centre and the museum collection was transferred to the City of Armadale. In 2015 the museum underwent a major renovation and the sign was replaced with the museum's new branding.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2015.27

Themes

Tourism
People
Social History

Width

593 mm

Height or length

1250 mm

Keywords

Bert Tyler Vintage Machinery Museum

Armadale Tourist Centre

Statement of significance

This object is part of a larger collection of items that focuses on the history and impact of local government on the community. Local Government plays an important role in providing services to the local community and provides a snap shot into what issues are important to the local community. The object also represents the changing types of local government the district has experienced, road board to shire to town to city. Local Government, starting in the 1980s, started to play a role in the promotion of their regions to the local community and to a wider audience.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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