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02-December-2014 (Sandra Brown)
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
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Actual Event End Date:07-July-1974
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 6th July, 1974
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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.


 

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA,VMR,RHSV
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au