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Railway Centenary
Railway Centenary

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / Sandra Brown

The plaque commemorates 100 years of train services between Melbourne and Maryborough from 1874 to 1974. 

Location

Address:Station Street, Maryborough Railway Station, Maryborough, 3465
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.051022
Long: 143.742313
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Technology
Sub-Theme:Industry
Actual Event Start Date:07-July-1874
Actual Event End Date:07-July-1974

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 6th July, 1974
Front Inscription

Victorian Railways

Commemorating 100 years of trains 

Melbourne - Castlemaine - Maryborough.

Laid July 6, 1974 by A. G. Gibbs, Chairnan V. R. Board

Ending legend that original station stone was reversed in 1890.


 

Source: MA,VMR,RHSV
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au