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Locomotive built by Perry [B 14460] • Photograph

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Summary

Locomotive built by Perry Engineering Co for the Tasmanian railways. Samuel Perry (1865-1930) a Shropshire engineer moved his Adelaide workshop to Mile End in 1912 and from 1915-1927 also owned a plant at Gawler which produced locomotives and rolling stock. His nephew Frank Tennyson Perry joined the foundry business in 1903. Frank Perry was appointed manager and oversaw the manufacture of locomotive and rolling stock until 1928 when the Gawler works closed and production was concentrated at Mile End.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.7 cm x 9.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Perry Engineering Company
Locomotives

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Digitisation information

Date

01/05/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,571 x 2,115 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

22.69 MB

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