Collection: Local Area Collection

"Railway stations mark the start and finish of a train journey ... . Stations vary from the grandiose structure in a major city to an unappealing wayside building on a country lane or outer suburb. ... During the life of a station it's bound to be the centre of attention in some large or small wa...

Annotation. A story of 10th Brighton (St James) Scout Group. One of the most influential scout groups in Victoria, Australia, 1937 to 1965.

This is the story of the station buildings of the Victorian Railways, told for the first time as a comprehensive history. It begins in the 1850s when the colony's first railways were opened by privately owned companies and follows the colourful story of station building by the Department up to th...