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Katanning's Mister Fix-its

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1985

Overview

A black and white newspaper article on the Wake Brothers.

Historical information

The article is on Lindsay and John Wake and their history of inventions.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSA2025.314

Item type

Material

Paper (Newsprint)

Width

29.7000 cm

Height or length

41.7000 cm

Contextual information

The Wake family were early inventors and were very good mechanics.

Year

Last modified

Wednesday, 20 August, 2025

Completeness

94

Copyright and Reference

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Courtesy of The Great Southern Herald and the Katanning Historical Society.

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