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Victorian Railways Newsletter July 1972

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Melbourne's Underground Takes Shape. From VR Newsletter July 1972 Open full image ↗
Acquisition number
1807
Catalogue number
emvf1017
File name
VF1017
File location
Vertical file

The Victorian Railways Newsletter of July 1972 includes an article titled Melbourne's Underground Takes Shape.  It is accompanied by an annotated photograph of the route the tunnels will take under East Melbourne and nearby.  The MCG and houses in Jolimont Road are visible giving a good sense of location. 

Item type
Newsletter
Building name
City Loop
Item size
17x24 cm
Number of pages
16
Date of publication or creation
1972-07
Publisher
Victorian Railways Commissioners
Publication place
North Melbourne

History of item

The donor's father, Roy James Mitchell, was a fitter and turner who worked for the railways and was for a time stationed at the Jolimont Yards.  

Year acquired
2025
Donor
Rebekah Mitchell-Matthews

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