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Melbourne in the 1940s

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Sometime around the 1940s 60 photos

The library dates these to a span of years that takes in this decade. Each shows its span.

Proposed new bridge, Truganina Explosives Reserve [Altona, Vic.], 1936–401936–40Brighton Beach municipal baths, 1935–421935–42Mordialloc monster beach carnival - Christmas Eve to Easter, 1935–421935–42Henley Day - Saturday November 28 - cheap day return fares to Melbourne from Geelong, 1935–421935–42Consult the ? Victorian Government Tourist Bureau - 272 Collins Street Melbourne, 1935–421935–42Horsham A.N.A. third annual excursion to Melbourne - January 29, 1935–421935–42League football final - bargain fares to Melbourne - Saturday Sept 25, 1935–421935–42Melbourne-Seymour Sunday cheap excursion passenger service, 1935–421935–42To Flemington. In only 13 minutes!, 1935–421935–42New services for men on Spencer Street Railway Station, 1935–421935–42Melbourne-Bairnsdale Sunday rail and road service - commencing Sunday July 6, 1935–421935–42Horsham A.N.A. special cheap excursion to Melbourne: January 30 1937, 1935–421935–42Melbourne-Tocumwal and branch lines - accelerated and improved passenger train services commencing September 27, 1935–421935–42Altona Beach line service altered - Saturday 23rd May, 1935–421935–42Sunday cheap excursions - return fares from Melbourne, 1935–421935–42North-eastern branch lines Melbourne-Seymour new timetables, 1935–421935–42Visit ? Melbourne in March - big attractions and big reductions in rail fares!, 1935–421935–42Mordialloc Prosperity Beach Carnival - Christmas Eve to Easter, 1935–421935–42Melbourne - Geelong - accelerated and altered passenger train services commencing Monday February 14, 1935–421935–42Grand speedway carnival - Aspendale racecourse - the fastest speedway in the southern hemisphere - Australia Day Monday January 29, 1935–421935–42Cheap excursion - Mildura - Irymple or Redcliffs to Melbourne - Friday May 7, 1935–421935–42Melbourne-Ballarat-Horsham alterations to passenger services commencing Monday June 6, 1935–421935–42Greyhound racing at Napier Park North Essendon, 1935–421935–42Brighton Beach municipal baths, 1935–421935–42And now - the buffet car on the Melbourne-Bendigo line!, 1935–421935–42Go to Flemington - Victoria Racing Club Autumn meeting 1938, 1935–421935–42Melbourne-Geelong accelerated and altered passenger trains on Saturdays, 1935–421935–42Go to Flemington - Victoria Racing Club June meeting - Saturday 4th June 1938, 1935–421935–42Cheap excursion - Mildura - Irymple or Redcliffs to Melbourne - Friday May 20, 1935–421935–42Late night expresses from Melbourne Thursday March 21, 1935–421935–42A.N.A. Wimmera district council's special cheap excursion to Melbourne - Saturday September 25, 1935–421935–42Melbourne-Traralgon Sunday passenger train, 1935–421935–42New Year's Eve revels at St Kilda, 1935–421935–42Go to Flemington - Victoria Racing Club birthday meeting Monday 13th June 1938, 1935–421935–42St. Patrick's Cathedral, from the intersection of Nicholson and Albert Streets, East Melbourne, 1936–401936–40Workmen standing outside two Colonial Gas Association caravans from the Box Hill works, 1937–401937–40Workmen standing outside two Colonial Gas Association caravans from the Box Hill works, 1937–401937–40Bargain Sunday suburban rail fares (including the Frankston - Upper Ferntree Gully - Lilydale and Hurstbridge lines), 1935–421935–42Black Rock Christmas carnival, 1935–421935–42Heidelberg sports meeting - Monday March 28 (Labour Day), 1935–421935–42Late night expresses from Melbourne - Thursday April 14, 1935–421935–42Melbourne - Ballarat - Mildura - accelerated passenger train services commencing Monday February 14, 1935–421935–42Melbourne - Seymour Sunday cheap excursion passenger service commencing Sunday June 2, 1935–421935–42Late night expresses from Melbourne - Friday December 22, 1935–421935–42Floral Week - March 15 to 19 - in the grounds of the Victorian Deaf & Dumb Institution St Kilda Road, 1935–421935–42Late night expresses from Melbourne - Thursday December 24, 1935–421935–42Bargain Sunday suburban rail fares (including the Frankston - Upper Ferntree Gully - Lilydale and Hurstbridge lines), 1935–421935–42Victorian Railways Institute amateur boxing and wrestling competitions finals on Tuesday 29th June in the Fitzroy Stadium, 1935–421935–42Melbourne-Mildura line accelerated and additional services commencing April 20, 1935–421935–42Grand speedway carnival - Aspendale racecourse - Cup Day Tuesday November 7, 1935–421935–42Melbourne - Mildura line - accelerated and additional services commencing April 20, 1935–421935–42Castlemaine citizens' and pioneers' seaside excursion to Port Melbourne - Wednesday Feb. 16, 1935–421935–42Ballarat-Melbourne Sunday trains - new winter timetables - commencing Sunday June 5, 1935–421935–42Royal Life Saving Society of Victoria - State Life Saving Championships St Kilda Beach, 1935–421935–42Castlemaine citizens' and pioneers' seaside excursion to Port Melbourne - Wednesday Feb. 17, 1935–421935–42Melbourne - Geelong - Warrnambool accelerated and altered passenger train services commencing Monday June 6, 1935–421935–42Melbourne-Wonthaggi-Yarram and branch lines - alterations to passenger train services commencing August 2 1937, 1935–421935–42Melbourne - Geelong - Warrnambool accelerated and altered passenger train services commencing Monday June 6, 1935–421935–42Go to Flemington - Victoria Racing Club Grand National Steeplechase meeting 1940, 1935–421935–42Cheap excursion Maffra to Williamstown Beach - Sunday March 20, 1935–421935–42
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