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Medal - Opening of Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway, Victoria, Australia, circa 1914
Reg. No: NU 35053
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- Australia Victoria Melbourne
Opening of Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway, 1854 c. 1914 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Sons
Other Details: This commemorative medal was designed by the collector Alfred Chitty to mark the 60th anniversary of the opening of Australia's first railway, the Melbourne to Sandridge line in 1854. Chitty had 50 medals struck. The medal includes the initials of William Alfred Hall, the son of a pioneer of Williamstown and an amateur historian.
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 51 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 65.74 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | melbourne hobson s bay railway, railway stations, railways |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Transport Collection, William Alfred Hall, Pioneer (1859-1937), Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway Co., Melbourne, Victoria, Alfred Chitty Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | rail transport |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative Medals |
| DateEra: | circa 1914 AD |
| Obverse Description: | View of Flinders Street Station in 1854, around, MELBOURNE & HOBSONS BAY RAILWAY STATION FLINDERS STREET. In small letters the designers and mint initials, A.C. S & S W.A.H. |
| Reverse Description: | TO / COMMEMORATE THE / OPENING OF THE FIRST STEAM / RAILWAY IN AUSTRALIA / MELBOURNE TO SANDRIDGE 12TH SEP 1854 / AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST / LOCOMOTIVE USED IN / AUSTRALIA / ALSO / EARLY VICTORIAN RAILWAYS / MELBOURNE TO GEELONG, 1857 / MELBOURNE TO ST. KILDA, 1857 / MELBOURNE TO WILLIAMSTOWN, / 1859 / MELBOURNE TO ESSENDON / 1860 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: MELBOURNE & HOBSONS BAY RAILWAY STATION FLINDERS STREET./A.C. S & S W.A.H. Reverse: TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE FIRST STEAM RAILWAY IN AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE TO SANDRIDGE 12TH SEP 1854 AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE USED IN AUSTRALIA ALSO EARLY VICTORIAN RAILWAYS MELBOURNE TO GEELONG, 1857 MELBOURNE TO ST. KILDA, 1857 MELBOURNE TO WILLIAMSTOWN, 1859 MELBOURNE TO ESSENDON 1860 |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1914 |
| Mint: | Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1914 |
| Designer: | Mr Alfred Chitty, Victoria, Australia, 1914 |
| Artist: | Mr. William Hall, Australia, 1914 |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway Co., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 Sep 1854 |
| References: | Car M/6 |
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