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Photograph - Making Tracks exhibition, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Ann Smallpage, 12 Sep 2004

  • 1948.07 Making Tracks exhibition, Station Pier, Port Melbourne Norah Howard and Lois Daley

  • 1948.05 Making Tracks exhibition, Station Pier, Port Melbourne Meyer Edelston & Pat Grainger

  • 1948.08 Making Tracks exhibition, Station Pier, Port Melbourne Norah Howard & Pat Grainger

Historical information

9 members attended the minister's breakfast celebrating the sesquintennial of the M&HB Railway & Pier, and others joined them at noon to see the "Making Tracks" exhibition. Both exhibition and the book "Welcome & Farewell" were launched at the breakfast, and also plaques for Station Pier, PMR Station & Flinders Street Station.

Ref items 1947.01-.13 for presentation material. 1946 for book launched at this event.

Physical description

Set of 24 photos taken at 'Making Tracks' exhibition launch breakfast at Station Pier celebrating 150th anniversay of Pier & railway (12-09-2004). Includes:

.01: Launch of "Farewell & Welcome" with Transport Minister Peter Batchelor and Jill Barnard with Sonia Jennings.

.02: Jill Barnard presenting the book to PMH&PS Secretary Pat Grainger.

.03 & .04: RHSV launch of 'Making Tracks'.

.05 & .06: Meyer Eidelson & Pat Grainger at exhibition.

.07: Norah Howard & Lois Daley at exhibition.

.08: Norah Howard & Pat Grainger.

.09-.24: Exhibition details.

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