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Flour Mill Storage Shed

c. 1920
Subcollections
Katanning Flour Mill
Overview

A sepia photograph of men loading sacks of wheat onto a conveyor belt. The grain is then stacked in a tin shed. There are three men loading the grain onto the conveyor belt and two men standing either side of the conveyor.

Historical information

This photograph shows the Katanning Flour Mill in the back ground, elevator belt, railway tracks and carriages. The photograph is taken looking East to West.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-202-HSP2000.11
Item type
Photographs
Material
Cardboard
Photographic Paper
Width
30.3000 cm
Height or length
24.3000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

On the back of the photograph is stamped in purple ink "A.W. BOX 1 SWARBRICKST., EMU POINT. 6332".

Contextual Information

The Katanning Flour Mill started milling flour in 1889, F.H. Piesse was the owner. The sheds shown in this photograph were demolished in 1979.

Year
c. 1920
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Copyright category
Date of creation +70 years
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Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

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