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Central Railway Station, Sydney

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

  • pellethepoet said:
    Before February 1936. "Mr. J. Dowling, of Rockdale, in a letter to the Editor, says that a beautiful fig tree, which stood in the small garden reserve on the western side of the Central Railway station, has been sawn off at the base. About 12 months ago the branches were lopped, but the foliage eventually regained its former beauty. Now, he says, it has been converted into an eyesore." - DESTRUCTION OF TREE, The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 14 February 1936, p.4. - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17332879 "NSWR 190[6?]" - could the garden plantings be to mark the anniversary of the opening of the new railway station in 1906? Perhaps the 25th anniversary in August 1931?
  • John Cowper said:
    pellethepoet Unfortunatley fig trees have a huge root system which have a habit of destroying roads and paths. Perhaps it was starting to cause such problems at Central Railway. I remember the figs in Manly started to rip up all manner of things some years ago.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    pellethepoet Terrific! Part of The Tree Mystery is solved! I still find it astounding that they obliterated 4-6 blocks of buildings, roads, cemeteries, sandhills, etc, and kept one tree. Go FIGure!
  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    pellethepoet You found it, nice one! An 'eyesore' indeed, hmph... beachcomber australia Aww, you' re too quick with those puns! AB
  • beachcomber australia said:
    In 1948 -

Knapsack Viaduct, Lapstone

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

Old Sydney Railway Station

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

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  • John Cowper said:
    Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection This is the subject of great discussion here... But now there's another mystery ... who wrote "Redfern NSW" on the Powerhouse's print?
  • beachcomber australia said:
    The Second Sydney Station Terminus (1874) aka Redfern, on the left, see www.cityrail.info/about/history/central_station_in-depth
  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    John Cowper beachcomber australia Wow, this photo has proved very popular over at the PHM photostream!
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection Yes, but most of the hits over the last two years are from me, trying in vain to get the PhM interested. More seriously, I think the popularity is because the PhM is part of the Flickr "Commons", which I don't think State Records NSW subscribes to, probably due to copyright concerns. What you lose in control, you gain in interest. eg Compare the stats on this image PhM - State Records NSW - Also 128,106+ views etc.! -
  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    beachcomber australia Yes, that is a massive difference in views. We did apply to join "The Commons" but at the time there was a four year waiting list! AB