Summary

Australia Victoria
Williams, W.
Other Details: Victorian Railways Carriage Works copper medal, inscribed with the name W. Williams. It was probably used as an employee pass.
Previous Collections: George McArthur

Physical Description

A copper piece (31 mm diameter) with an inscription

Obverse Description

VICTORIAN RAILWAY CARRAIGE WORKS/W.WILLIAMS

Reverse Description

Uniface

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

Railway carriage works were located at the western end of Clayton in the post-World War II period. It is not known whether these works relate to this medal. -Australian Places web site, Monash University - http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/clayton.html. -D. Tout-Smith 16/2/2004.

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