GM01085

Dwyer and Mackay

"Kalgoorlie" - Plane inside Town Hall, chairs and balcony visible. First aeroplane to be built in WA. Strutted Biplane put together by five School of Mines Students.

Collection Item Data

Medium Format:	16.5x21.6 cm. / 6.5x8.5 inch
Condition:	Good
Medium:	Unknown B&W
Keywords:	kalgoorlie plane inside town hall chairs balcony visible aeroplane built wa strutted biplane put school mines students
Accession Number:	GMM85-526
Registration Number:	GM01085
Location:	Kalgoorlie
State:	WA W
Creator:	J.J. Dwyer
Original Legal Broker:	Museum of the Goldfields - MOG; Golden Mile Museum
Cataloguer:	Jill Moffat
Year Taken:	1915

Notes

Information taken from page 134 - The Mile that Midas Touched.

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