For decades the ‘Cavalcade of Transport’ mural was a landmark of the otherwise unremarkable main concourse at Spencer Street Station. So how did it come to be?
Rennie Ellis 1983, SLV image H2011.150/2517
Archive for August, 2016
Looking back at the ‘Cavalcade of Transport’ mural
August 30th, 2016
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Tigerair flights to Canberra
August 26th, 2016
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In August 2016 it was announced that Tigerair would commence daily flights between Canberra and Melbourne, breaking the current Qantas / Virgin Australia duopoly on the route. However this isn’t the first time that the airline has flown into the national capital.
Photos from ten years ago: August 2006
August 23rd, 2016
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Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – August 2006 was a month filled with trains.
Napthine’s train crashes Daniel Andrews’ party
August 16th, 2016
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Politicians have been influencing the direction of Melbourne’s rail network for decades, but down on the Frankston line the removal of the North Road, McKinnon Road and Centre Road level crossings has seen the decisions of two former political foes collide, with no acknowledgement from either side.
Fact check on the Frankston line
August 9th, 2016
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On August 1st trains returned to the Frankston line after a five week long shutdown that allowed the tracks to be lowered beneath Centre, McKinnon and North Roads, eliminating three level crossings. A media release was released by the State Government to celebrate the completed works, but the ‘facts’ included within deserve further examination.
