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Glenelg [B 9462] • Photograph

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Summary

Train in Moseley Square. The first railway came to Glenelg in 1865 and stopped in front of the Pier Hotel near the jetty. According to a researcher, the Adelaide to Glenelg railway (built by the Adelaide, Glenelg & Suburban Railway Co.) was opened on 2nd August 1873, NOT 1865. The photo is an early one and so is correctly dated a c.1873. The rival line of the Holdfast Bay Railway Co. (running from the South Australian Railway's Adelaide station, on a route to the north of what is now Anzac Highway) was opened on 25th May 1880 and the two companies amalgamated as the Glenelg Railway Co. in November 1881. The SAR took over on 15th December 1899.

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.3 cm x 6.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1873

Collection

Part of Glenelg Collection

Subject

Railroad trains -- South Australia -- Glenelg

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Digitisation information

Date

23/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,378 x 2,172 pixels (7.3 MP)

Size

22.03 MB

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