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Railway Station [B 4901] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The main entrance of Adelaide's magnificent new Railway Station building. It became known colloquially as "Webb's Palace" because the cost of the construction of this grand building (under Railway Commissioner William Webb) almost sent the state broke. Note tram tracks in the centre of North Terrace. [On back of photograph] 'Adelaide Railway Station, North Terrace / Main entrance, at the south east corner of the building / 1928 / The station was erected in 1926-28 / For views of the old station see B 2360 to B 2364 and B4872 / For site and measurements see B 4898'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 28.5 cm x 21.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

1928

Photographer

Government Photolithographer (S.A

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Railway Station Collection

Subject

Adelaide Railway Station
Railroad stations -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

28/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,348 x 2,493 pixels (8.3 MP)

Size

25.07 MB

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