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Summary
032709PD and 032710PD: "Silver King" was the loco used on the construction of the Great Southern Railway to Albany in 1887-1888. It was sold to the WAGR in January 1889, lost its name and was given the number 17. The photo must date from 1887 or 1888. (Information supplied by railway historian A.S. May)
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This image has been preserved and made available by the Historical Records Rescue Consortium (HRRC) Project supported by Lotterywest. Title supplied by cataloguer.
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- Silver King (Locomotive) -- Photographs.
- Western Australian Government Railways Commission.
- Steam locomotives -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
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