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Shire of Toodyay > Records

TOODYAY AVON RIVER FLOOD 1952

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1952

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Natural Disasters

Overview

Black & white photo of river in flood showing Toodyay Bridge in middle of photo. Guide posts on road leading to bridge.
Electric power poles on left hand side, telephone line poles on the right.
Bridge guide post on both sides, with pedestrian section on the right.
Trees on right and far side of photo and on other bank. Buildings on far left bank.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1780

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

60 mm

Height or length

85 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On back of photo: in blue ink, 'Toodyay flood 1952'; stamped: 170.

Contextual Information

Same image as 2001--1773 (which has an inscription on the back dating it from 1936; this date is currently believed to be incorrect)

Keywords

Year

1952

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Geotag

-31.549555615926, 116.4635624248

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