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Pie basket

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
Place made
Midland
Western Australia
Year
1947
Year End
1967
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