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	Port Melbourne & St Kilda Railway Lines - Historic Area Lines from Melbourne to Port Melbourne & St Kilda,, ST KILDA VIC 3182 - Property No B4794	The significance of the Port Melbourne and St Kilda railways derives from their formative influences on Melbourne's economic growth and suburban form. Australia's first public steam train commenced services to Port Melbourne in 1854. Flinders Street was thus established as the foundation of Melbourne's rail network. The Port Melbourne railway was an essential component in the development of Melbourne as a commercial city in the nineteenth century, and remained as the main gateway ... more	B4794	National

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Port Melbourne & St Kilda Railway Lines - Historic Area

Lines from Melbourne to Port Melbourne & St Kilda,, ST KILDA VIC 3182 - Property No B4794

The significance of the Port Melbourne and St Kilda railways derives from their formative influences on Melbourne's economic growth and suburban form. Australia's first public steam train commenced services to Port Melbourne in 1854. Flinders Street was thus established as the foundation of Melbourne's rail network. The Port Melbourne railway was an essential component in the development of Melbourne as a commercial city in the nineteenth century, and remained as the main gateway ... more

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