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- A Place & Date Depicted Burrumbeet, Australia
- A Organisation Depicted Burrumbeet, Australia
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Negative - Opening of the Railway Line to Burrumbeet Racecourse, Victoria, 1904
Reg. No: MM 000225
![[Opening of rail line to racecourse, Burrumbeet, circa 1904.]](/collections/itemimages/152/564/152564_Large.jpg)
- Description Of Content:
- The opening of the railway line to the Burrumbeet racecourse. This was a small branchline off the Adelaide-Melbourne railway line. A large group of people are posed on and around the grandstands.
- Acquisition Information:
- Copied from James Harding, 1985
- Acknowledgement:
- The Biggest Family Album of Australia, Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | Technology |
More information
| Tagged with: | grandstands, horse racing, police, race tracks, racing, rail transport, railways |
| Themes this item is part of: | Images & Image Making Collection, Leisure Collection, Transport Collection, The Biggest Family Album in Australia Collection |
| Primary Classification: | RAIL TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Railway Infrastructure - Stations |
| Tertiary Classification: | opening celebrations |
| People Depicted: | Bent, Sir Thomas |
| Organisations Depicted: | Burrumbeet Racecourse; Burrumbeet Racecourse Railway Line |
| Format: | Negative: Black & White; 35 mm |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Burrumbeet, Victoria, Australia, 1904 |
| Organisation Depicted: | Burrumbeet Racecourse Railway Line, Burrumbeet, Victoria, Australia, 1904 |
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