Historical information

Rose Series postcard No. P 586, titled "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne" looking at the station entrance from St Paul's cathedral steps. Has two cable tram sets on the Richmond line. One trailer is possibly No. 16. it's clearly one of the original fully imported trailers. In the view is also a policeman directing traffic and an MTOCo employee in the middle of the intersection - a signalman? The driver of the open-top vehicle is signaling a right-hand turn.

Significance

Yields information about Flinders St station 1910s.

Physical description

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear in pencil "KM-M-081"