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01-May-2017
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The plaque commemorates 150 years of steam rail in Victoria.
The first railway line in Australia opened between Melbourne's Flinders Street Station and Port Melbourne, then called Sandridge, on 12 September 1854. Operated originally as a 1600 mm gauge, it has since been converted to a 1435 mm gauge electric light railway feeding the Melbourne tram system.
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The first railway line in Australia opened between Melbourne's Flinders Street Station and Port Melbourne, then called Sandridge, on 12 September 1854. Operated originally as a 1600 mm gauge, it has since been converted to a 1435 mm gauge electric light railway feeding the Melbourne tram system.
Location
| Address: | Railway Grove & McLaren Place, Mornington, 3931 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.218715 Long: 145.039025 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1854 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2004 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 19th September, 2004 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis plaque was unveiled on 19 September 2004 by the Hon. Robin Cooper and the Mayor, Cr Anne Shaw
To commemorate 150 years of steam rail in Victoria
Mornington Railway Station
First train arrived 10 September 1889
Last train departed 20 May 1981
Mornington Station was situated at the end of Blake Street adjacent to this site
Mornington Peninsula Shire Committed to a sustainable Peninsula
Mornington Historical Society Inc.
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