Shell Petrol Pump

This colourful Shell pump dates from the mid-20th century, a time when petrol stations were popping up across regional WA to keep pace with farming machinery, motor vehicles, and long-distance travel.

As industries modernised and roads stretched further, fuel became essential to daily life, powering everything from tractors and trucks to generators and mining equipment. This pump once stood as a beacon of progress, its glowing shell a symbol of reliability in a fast-changing world.

Today, it reminds us of how global brands and local industries intersected in even the most remote corners of the Mid West.