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Pie basket

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Western Australian Government Railways

1947 - 1967

Historical information

Believed to have been made at the Western Australian Government Railways for use at the catering facility in Welshpool. The pies would be packed into it there and distributed around the state for use in buffet cars and railway refreshment rooms

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Registration number

cwa-org-23-95.496

Themes

Place made

Midland
Western Australia
Australia

Believed to have been made at the WAGR Workshops in Midland - not 100% confirmed.

Year

1947

Year End

1967

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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