Australia Post’s 150th Anniversary of Railways stamp, issued in 2004
On 12 September 1854, the Melbourne and Hobson’s Bay Railway Company (MHBRC) opened Australia’s first steam railway line. The short track went from Flinders Street Station to Sandridge, which is now known as Port Melbourne. A new steam locomotive was made especially for the track, and it was the first to be built in the southern hemisphere. The line is still used today for Melbourne tram services.
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Image reproduced with permission; Australian Postal Corporation 2004; illustrator: Ned Culic
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