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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Railway Lamp - Appleton

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Appleton

Overview

blue painted metal handheld signal lamp with red lens
Inside lamp is a small green kerosene burner

Historical information

Alfred Edward Appleton:
Born: 21 June 1865. Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.
Died: 20 January 1955. Sherwood, Brisbane, Queensland.

Immigrated to Australia on 20 June 1884. Brisbane, Queensland.
Occupation: Builder. Railway Lamp Maker.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2025.268

Item type

Lanterns

Themes

Transport > Railways

Material

Glass

Metal

Inscriptions and markings

"Appleton Brisbane"

Keywords

Railway

Lantern

Signal Lamp

Place made

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Friday, 24 October, 2025

Completeness

88

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