Australia, WA

this plate is not a real plate but made up by one of the NPCC members

Last update: 22 Feb 2006

In general:
a full list of shire codes

	Picture	Date of first issue	Date of last issue	Type	Description	Remarks
1		1907	1920	other	ARB/19#yr	horse drawn vehicle this is a brass 1913 Horse Drawn plate with the number 8. It is only 7cm long and the RB stands for Road Board. I checked with a WA expert and he said that several shires used N
2	y					horse drawn vehicle Gordon
3				other	AB 123	horse drawn vehicle
4		Jan 1920	Sept 1956	car	12345 (1-18888)
5				car	12345 (1874-83403)
6				car	AB 123	shire 2 sizes
a	y			mc	AB 123	shire motorcycle Gordon
7				car	AB 123	town
8				other	12345	commercial carriers which is truck, bus, taxi and hire
				tr	AB 123	shire Gordon
				dlr	AB 123	shire Gordon
				taxi	TAXI	additional plate taxi Gordon
				other	AB 123	commercial carriers which is truck, bus, taxi and hire shire Gordon
				other	AB 123	commercial carriers which is truck, bus, taxi and hire shire Gordon
				other	AB 123	commercial carriers which is truck, bus, taxi and hire town Gordon
				fire	AB 1234	shire Gordon
b		1934	1961	taxi	12 PT 2 T/B	Private Taxi?
c		1934	1962		1234 D T/B	Transport Board other letters D, K, N (within T/B) Gordon
9		1945?		govt	WA/GOV 1234 (965-4224)	Gordon
10				govt	WA/GOV 123 (102-759)	trailer Gordon
11		1955?		govt	WAG 1234 (636-5547)	Gordon
12				govt	WAG 1234 (1304-1704)	trailer Gordon
13				govt	WAG	motorcycle
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21				car		1956 with WA flat enamel Gordon
22				mc		with WA enamel Gordon
23				car		4 slots pressed, old letter type Gordon
24				mc		motorcycle pressed, old letter type Gordon
25				car		4 slots pressed, new letter type Gordon
26				car		4 slots with border
27				car		4 slots new standard size plate Gordon
28		Sept 1956	Dec 1968	car	UAB 123 (UD-UM)	later, 1967 UAB-UCZ
29		1956	Dec 1968	mc	UA 123	Gordon
30		1956	Dec 1968	car	AB 123	shire small dot Gordon (2nd)
31		1956	Dec 1968	mc	AB 123	shire
32		1956	Dec 1968	car	AB 123	town
33		1956	Dec 1968	mc	AB 123	town Gordon
34	?			other		commercial carriers which is truck, bus, taxi and hire
35				other	AB 1234	commercial carriers shire which is truck, bus, taxi and hire Gordon (1st) manufacturer Sheridan with more round corners
a				other		commercial carriers which is truck, bus, taxi and hire town (an early issue) Gordon
36				fire	AB 123	shire small dot Gordon
37				fire		town Gordon
38	?			dlr	U
a	?			dlr		motorcycle
39				dlr	AB 123	shire Gordon
40	?			dlr		motorcycle
41				dlr		town Collins
42	?			dlr		motorcycle
43				tr	UTA 123	T, U? Gordon
44				tr	AB 123	shire
45				tr		town Gordon
46				hire	AB 123	trailer shire Gordon
47	?			hire		trailer town
48		1960		dlr	UZA 123	Gordon
49	?			dlr		motorcycle
		Jan 1961		taxi	taxi 123	Perth
	?	1961		taxi	PT 1234	private taxi
		1962	1968		1234 T T/D	Transport Department year letters P, T, U? (within T/D) Gordon
		Nov 1962	Dec 1962	other	123 (085-143)	BE&CG British and Empire Commonwealth Games
		1965		farm	AB 1234	shire big dot
				farm	AB 1234	shire small dot
		?		?	permit 123	Gordon
		1967		test	testing 123





50		1967		govt	UQA 123	government 2nd letter Q 3rd letter B=bus Gordon 3rd letter T, U or W=trailer Gordon
51				govt	UQ 123 (222-749)	plate wanted motorcycle Rinaldo
a		1968	1979		12345 TC (7823-35015)	Transport Commission at leased 3 variations: a: slots, no WA Gordon b: slots, with WA c: no slots, with WA
52		Dec 1968		car	UAA 123
53				mc	UA 123
54				car	AB 1234	shire also small dot Rinaldo (2nd)
55	x x			mc	AB 1234	shire 3 sizes
56				car	AB 1234	town
57				mc	A 1234	town 3 sizes
58				farm	UAX 123 (051-868)	3rd letter X Perth Gordon
59				farm	UA 123 (015-019)	Perth motorcycle
60				farm	AB 1234	shire
61				farm	AB 1234	shire motorcycle 3 sizes
62				other	UIS 123	2nd and 3rd letter IS interstate
63				tr	UTA 123 (UTP-UWD)	2nd letter T, U or W
64				hire	UYA 123	2nd letter Y Gordon
65	picture wanted			hire	LHC 123	luxury hire car
66				dlr	UZA 123	2nd letter Z Gordon
67				dlr	UZ 123	motorcycle later with slots Corker (2x)
a				dlr	AB 1234	shire Gordon
b				dlr	AB 1234	town Gordon
68		1969	1982?	taxi	UAA 123	country
69				taxi	AB 1234	shire
70				taxi	AB 1234	town
71		late 60's early 70's			crown	Governor Gordon
72		Jan 1974		car	XAA 123
73		?		mc	XA 123 (XD-XZ)
74		1974		govt	XQA 123	2nd letter Q 3rd letter B=bus 3rd letter T, U or W=trailer Rinaldo (2nd)
75				tr	XSA 123	2nd letter S, T, U or W Rinaldo
76				other	XST 123	stock transport Rinaldo
77				farm	XXA 123 (073-344)	Gordon
a				farm	XWY 123	trailer Gordon
78				hire	XYA 123	2nd letter Y Gordon
79				dlr	XZA 123	2nd letter Z
80				CC	CdeC 123 (001-053)	no WA
81				CC	CdeC 123 (030-147)	with WA
82				CC	CC 123 (157-193)	Gordon
83	picture wanted			hire	hire/car 123	plate wanted
84		?	Feb 1978	mc	UA 1234 (UB-UD 1285)
85		Jan 1975		pers	A 123P AB 123P ABC 123P	golden P
86	picture wanted			pers	A 123P AB 123P	plate wanted motorcycle golden P
87		1975	1982?	govt	RTA 123
88				govt	RTA 123 (632-879)	plate wanted motorcycle Gordon
89		Jan 1978		car	XAB (XRP- ) (XZN- )	new slogan state of excitement
90				pers		just an ordinary plate seen on a Jaguar
-				hire	XYF- )	state of excitement
91				car	XAB 123 (XYH- )	no slogan
92		Feb 1978		mc	UA 1234 (UD 5020-UP)	Perth
93				car		shire
94				car		shire small dot
95				car		shire state of excitement
96				mc	AB 1234	shire 3 sizes
97				car		town
98	does exist			car		town state of excitement
99
100				mc	A 1234	plate wanted town 3 sizes Corker (2x)
101				pers	ABC 12	motorcycle
102				farm	XXA 123 (538-681)	2rd letter X Corker
103		1979?		other	123 RVA (720 RVA- 593 RVC)	off road vehicle (recreational vehicle)
104				other	12/AB (PA- )	off road vehicle motorcycle
105		1980?		car	6AA 123	no slogan
106				car	6AB 123 (6BA- )	state of excitement
107				govt	6QA 123	2nd letter Q 3rd letter B=bus 3rd letter T, U or W=trailer
108				other	6IS 123	interstate 2nd and 3rd letter IS Gordon
109				tr	6AB 123 (6RA- )	no slogan
110				tr	6AB 123 (6UA- )	state of excitement Corker
111				other	6ST 123	stock transport <500 truck, >500 trailer Corker
112	?			govt	6WA 123	state of excitement
113				farm	6XA 123 (232-495)	Perth
114		earlier?		farm	UA 123 UA 1234 (0081-0146)	Perth motorcycle Corker (2x)
115				farm	AB 1234	shire
116				farm	AB 1234	shire motorcycle Rinaldo
117				hire	6YA 123
118				hire	6YA 123	state of excitement Gordon
119				dlr	6ZA 123 (256-735)
120	picture wanted			dlr	?	motorcycle
121	picture wanted			dlr		shire
122	picture wanted			dlr		shire motorcycle
123	picture wanted			dlr		town
124	picture wanted			dlr		town motorcycle
125	picture wanted	Aug 1982?		taxi	C/T taxi 123	country
126	picture wanted			taxi	restricted/ taxi 123
127		1984		car	6AB 123 (6SI-SR) (6XB-XP)	home of the America's cup
128				car	A 1234	shire cup
129	picture wanted			car	A 1234	plate wanted town cup
130				govt	6WA 123	plate wanted cup Klotz
131				hire	6YA 123	cup
132				car	X	cup
133				taxi	taxi 123 (119-775)	cup
134				taxi	C/T taxi 123	cup slogan without cup
135				taxi	restricted/ taxi 123
136				bus	TC 1234 (001-854) (2014-2283)	tourist coach cup NPCC (1st)
137		1985		car	7AA 123 (7AA-7AH)	(7AM-7DL) (7FA-7HZ) 7KN
138				tr	7RA 123	7RP
139				other	7ST 123	stock transport 2nd and 3rd letter ST Gordon
140				farm	7XA 123 (436)	Gordon
141				hire	7YA 123
142				car	7AB 123 (7AI-7AL)	cup (7DM-7EZ)
143				hire	7YA 123	cup
144				pers	A 123P AB 123P ABC 123P	silver P cup
-				sam	WA 1978	sample cup
145		June 1985		pers	W/A 1234	historic porcelain number 1 auctioned for $ 75.000 Gordon (number 1)
146	>gone				no mc	historic porcelain motorcycle
-		June 1985		pers	W/A 1234	historic porcelain miniature plate Gordon
147		June 1985		pers	Volvo	classic (only 60 sets) plastic Rolls Royce auctioned for $ 26.000 Gordon
148		Nov 1985		pers	up to 8 characters (no numbers)	name series plastic plate ($ 500
149		1987		other	WV 12AB	Federal Interstate W for Western Australia V for vehicle or prime mover
150				other	WT 12AB	Federal Interstate T = trailer Corker
						Federal Interstate X= eXtra weight, up to 42 Ton Gordon
151		1987		car	7AB 123 (7IA- ) (7PS	new slogan the golden state
152				car	AB 12345	shire
153				car	AB 1234	town
154		1987		pers	A 123P AB 123P ABC 123P	golden P
155				govt	7QA 123	2nd letter Q 3rd letter B=bus 3rd letter T, U or W=trailer
156		earlier?		govt	6WA 123 (075-179)	golden reissue?
157				govt	7WA 123	nice W
158				taxi	taxi 123 (847)	golden Gordon
a				taxi	taxi 1234 (2052)	also with no slogan Gordon
159	x	?			TC 123 (382-636)	(2 series? also with no slogan TC 465?)
160				bus	TC 1234 (2339-2700)	tourist coach
161					TC 1234 (2701-2702)	motorcycle Corker
162				bus	TC 1234 (3344- )	plate wanted tourist coach no slogan Rinaldo
163		1988?		pers	A 123 AB 123 ABC 123	no P
164				pers	A 123 AB 123	plate wanted motorcycle no P Corker (2x)
165				pers	A 123 AB 123 ABC 123	no P no slogan
166		later	Oct 1991?	bus	UBA 123
167			1996	taxi	taxi 123 (927-934)	restricted taxi can operate between 4pm-4am Lombardo
168			1996	taxi	taxi 1234 (1014-1034)	very restricted taxi can operate from Friday to Sunday between 6pm-6am only Lombardo
169					IT 1234	never issued interchangeable for road trains up north Corker
170						Mayer
171		1989		car	8AB 123 (8AA- )
172				car	8AB 123	no slogan
173				govt	8QA 123	plate wanted 2nd letter Q 3rd letter B=bus 3rd letter T, U or W=trailer Lombardo Rinaldo (2nd)
174				tr	8RA 123	Rinaldo
175				other	8ST 123	stock transport 2nd and 3rd letter ST Corker
176				hire	8YA 123 (YD-)	Rinaldo (1st) the key is just a sticker on the plate owner unknown (2nd) (also 7?)
177		1990?	1996?	taxi	PT 123	Perth or private? taxi, limo? also cup? so 1984? golden?
178	x	Oct 1991			TP 1234 (TP 1074)	WA government buses in Perth TransPerth at $100 (500 sets)
179	x				TP 1234 (TP 1029)	no slogan
180		Oct 1991 later?		other	123 (281-454)	West Coast Eagles at $100 (500 sets?) Corker (2nd)
181		Oct 1991 later?		other	123 (314-1633)	Perth Wild Cats
182				farm	8XA 123	Corker
183				farm	8TZ 123	trailer Corker
184		1992		dlr	8ZA 123 (055-315)	wrong colour
185		1992?		other	12	West Coast Eagles under 100
186		1992?		other	92 123	West Coast Eagles above 100 Gordon
-		1992?			PF 123 (076-277)	used in the Dingo movie Poona Flats
187		Nov 1992		pers	up to 8 characters	custom, plastic Corker many colours sizes?
188		Nov 1992		pers	up to 7 characters	custom, plastic Corker motorcycle
189		1992?	1993?		C 123F (803F)	Commonwealth Federal
190		1993?			ZAB 12F	Commonwealth Federal
191		1994		car	123 AB	new shire designs Corker (CH) Lombardo (DB) Lazarz (EX)
192				other	? 123 WRC	2x Rally World Rally Championship (2nd design?)
193				pers		custom, metal
194				pers		custom, metal motorcycle Corker (2x)
195				other	123 RVD	off road vehicle Corker
196						3x football
197					123 WC	West Coast Eagles Gordon
198						2x clubs Gordon
199		1994				fundraising
200		Nov 1994		car	9AB 123
201		1996?				peak hour taxi
202						free macon
203		1995?			Hopman 1	Hopman tennis Corker
204		1996?				Hopman
205		1997		car	1ABC 123
206				mc	1AB 123 (AA-AC 802) (AD 351-)	plate wanted first with a straight one Corker (2x)
207				car	AB 12345	shire
208				car	ABC 12345	small shire dot
209				mc	AB 1234	plate wanted shire Corker
210				car	A 12345	town
211				mc	AB 12345	plate wanted town Corker
212				govt	1QAA 123	plate wanted Lombardo
213				tr	1TAB 123	plate wanted Corker
214				hire	1YAB 123	plate wanted Corker
215				dlr	1ZZA 123	Corker
216				farm	1ZYA 123	plate wanted Corker
217				farm	1YA 123	motorcycle Corker
218				farm	1ZZD 123	trailer Corker
219				farm	AB 1234	shire
220				farm	AB 1234	shire motorcycle Corker
221	picture wanted			taxi	taxi 123	plate wanted
222				taxi	C/T taxi 123	Corker
223		1998		other	123 RVG	off road vehicle Corker
224		1998	2001	other	12 AB	off road vehicle motorcycle Corker
225		1999?		pers		plate wanted corporate Corker
226		?		pers	AB 12 WA	Euro in normal size and slim line Corker (the first one of the series)
227				pers	AB 12 WA	Euro motorcycle
228		?		pers		custom slim line Corker
229		2000		pers	UAB 123 XAB 123	retro (wh/bk and bk/wh) in normal size and slim line Corker
230				pers	UA 123?	retro motorcycle
231		?		govt	ASSET 12	Corker
232		Jan 2001	Mar 2002	car	up to 6 digits	centenary of federation
233		2002?		CC	CC 123?
234
235
236
		?			12 REDS	Gordon

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