Corporate Body
Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Co (1854 - ?)
- From
- September 1854
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Functions
- Rail Industry
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
Summary
The Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Co. ran the first railway in Australia. The privately owned railway ran between Sandridge (Port Melbourne) and Melbourne. Two steam trains operated on the half-hourly service.
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Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-931741. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_m.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 13 August 2001, Last modified: 15 March 2006
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