New exhibition at Mt Victoria to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the rail line

Updated April 30 2018 - 9:31am, first published April 27 2018 - 10:30am
Mount Victoria Station: Created by engraver Samuel Calvert (1828-1913) and artist Albert Charles Cooke (1836-1902). Published Melbourne: Ebenezer and David Syme, May 20, 1871. 2018 digital hand colouring by Tim K Jones (MV&DHS). Image source: State Library of Victoria.
Mount Victoria Station: Created by engraver Samuel Calvert (1828-1913) and artist Albert Charles Cooke (1836-1902). Published Melbourne: Ebenezer and David Syme, May 20, 1871. 2018 digital hand colouring by Tim K Jones (MV&DHS). Image source: State Library of Victoria.

The Mount Victoria and District Historical Society which runs the museum at the station will celebrate 150 years of the railway to the village by holding an exhibition commencing on Saturday, May 5. This commemorates the Governor's arrival by train on 1 May 1868 to declare the line open.

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