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The monument commemorates the opening of the Sydney to Parramatta railway in 1855. The second railway line in Australia and the first in Sydney. The Parramatta terminus was adjacent to the monument.
In 1849, the Sydney Railway Company started building the first railway track in New South Wales between Sydney and Parramatta - a distance of 22 kilometres.
The project ran into financial difficulty and was taken over by the New South Wales colonial government. The line opened on 26 September 1855. The station opened in 1860 as Parramatta Junction, and is close to the original terminus of the first railway line in New South Wales which was completed in 1855.
Location
| Address: | Woodville Road & Crescent Street, Crescent Street Reserve, Granville, 2142 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.829049 Long: 151.004006 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | Colonial |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 26-September-1855 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 26-September-1855 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 26th September, 1065 |
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1855 1955
ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE
SYDNEY TO PARRAMATTA RAILWAY
26TH. SEPTEMBER 1855.
THIS WAS THE FIRST SECTION OF THE NEW SOUTH
WALES RAILWAYS AND THE FIRST STATE OWNED
STEAM RAILWAY IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
THE PARRAMATTA TERMINUS WAS ADJACENT
TO THIS MONUMENT.
UNVEILED BY HIS EXCELLENCY , LIEUT.-GEN.
SIR JOHN NORTHCOTT, K.G.M.G., K.C.V.O,. C.B.,
GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES,
26TH. SEPTEMBER 1955.
Department Of Railways A.R.H.S.
New South Wales R.A.H.S.
This monument was erected by the Department of Railways.
The stones are from the original Lewisham Viaduct completed
in 1855, the first stone railway viaduct in Australia.
Construction of the railway, begun by the Sydney Railway
Company in 1850, was completed by the Government in 1855
This tablet and the plaque, which is of metal originally used
as Builders` nameplates on locomotives no longer in service,
were presented by the Australian Railway Historical Society
and the Royal Australian Historical Society.
