This is a Victorian Railways Parliamentary Pass issued to the Hon. RC Hope MLC. Robert Hope was born in Scotland, migrated to Sydney in 1838 and travelled overland to the Port Phillip District in 1847. He was elected to the Legislative Council in 1856.

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Obverse – The words VICTORIAN RAILWAYS together with gold miner with pick slung over his shoulder standing in front of a railway viaduct on which a steam train is travelling. A small kangaroo and large sheep rest in the mid-field.		Reverse – A crown at the centre, with the words FREE PASS NOT TRANSFERABLE above and below. It is inscribed The Hon. R.C.Hope M.L.C.

Donated by George McArthur, 1903