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Negative - Victoria, circa 1870
Reg. No: MM 002145
![[Men posing with an old R-class steam locomotive which has been fitted with a smoke deflector, Victoria, circa 1870.]](/collections/itemimages/154/474/154474_Large.jpg)
- Description Of Content:
- A group of men, including some railways staff, posed around the old R-class 0-6-0 type steam locomotive No.161. The R-class were goods locomotives built by Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat, between 1881-1886. The locomotive has been fitted with a smoke
deflector (the large 'box' mounted on its front). - Acquisition Information:
- Copied from Roy White, 1985
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | rail vehicles, railway workers, steam railway locomotives, workers |
| Themes this item is part of: | Images & Image Making Collection, Transport Collection, The Biggest Family Album in Australia Collection |
| Primary Classification: | RAIL TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Railways - Steam Power |
| Tertiary Classification: | steam locomotives |
| People Depicted: | Gunn, John |
| Organisations Depicted: | Locomotive 161 |
| Format: | Negative: Black & White; 35 mm |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Victoria, Australia, circa 1870 |
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