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Excellent photograph! Great work for you!

Mae Sullivan was the young woman who accused Arthur Hoe of breach of promise. In June 1914, she went on stage to capitalize on the interest in the scandal--she carried a garden hoe (as a reference to his name), sang a little song, and said a few words, at Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre. And then she was arrested for contempt of court.

A photo of Arthur Ingersoll Hoe and his wife, uploaded recently:

Interesting... thanks for the insight pennylrichardsca!!!

Beautiful photo, thanks for teaching a little more in history, just through the flicker afficionados!

like it :)

25" OSI O'Dea took a reverse shot which shows the station house and platform. All the buildings were demolished in the 70's for 'security' reasons.

The station has a little entry in wikipedia, which states that the station closed in 1965, around the time of this photo.

Aerial view from Google maps. The station, platform and signal box were South of the road from the East, near the line of trees. In the OSI's Ortho from 2000, you can still see the spot where the station was, but it is overgrown now.

Conflicting closing dates---- 1887 or 1965? "The station opened July 1850 by the Dublin & Belfast Junction Railway. Initially named “Plaster”, the station was renamed “Mount Pleasant and Jonesborough” the following year. In 1855, it became “Mount Pleasant”. The station closed in 1865 but reopened later, only to be finally closed in 1887." An Industrial Heritage survey of Railways in Counties Monaghan and Louth page 35

I don't think the station looks abandoned for 80 years - I think the 1965 date for closure looks more likely...

American Earl Crotchett, a cameraman for Universal Newsreels, was one of many overseas war correspondents operating in Australia during WWII. Earl was wounded in New Guinea by a Japanese bomb that was dropped on '17 mile airstrip' (Durand Airfield 17 miles from Port Moresby) during the Buna Campaign in late 1942. In this photo you can see his friends signing names to his plaster cast, on the steps of the Queens Hotel in Townsville which was used as accommodation for officers in World War II. During WWII, 'foxhole journalism' developed, focusing on accounts close to the action, and this saw large numbers of journalists killed and wounded. To date the Honour Roll of Australian journalists, photographers, cameramen and crew killed in action holds 32 names. Sixteen of those died reporting in conflict zones during WWII. Source: www.facebook.com/anzacsquarebrisbane/photos/a.56086881474...