OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Hastings Railway Station, 1889

DATE1889

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P4

HISTORY

This photo post card was taken at the official opening of the extension of Baxter to Stony Point Railway line 10th September 1889. On reverse side of card shows postage of 1d. and year of posting as “07”. The addressee is “Master G. Myers, Cromwell Blgs, Bourke St, City” The message is “Bootle Park, Bittern. 8 Nov 07. Dear Graham, do you recognise this? I hope you are enjoying yourself. I remain, your loving brother R. Myers”. Also signed at bottom of card “W.P. Myers”.

DESCRIPTION

Image of the Hastings Railway Station showing three small wooden buildings on the left platform and one wooden building on the right platform. There are three railway tracks with a steam engine and carriages on the left platform with a group of people standing near the train. There is a wagon on the right hand track. There is a wood pile beside the right hand platform.

SUBJECTS

Railway buildings, Railway carriages, Railway lines, Railway stations, Steam trains

KEYWORDS

Borrett, Cromwell Buildings, Bourke St., Hastings, Hastings Railway Station, Myers, G., Myers, R., Myers, W. P., Stony Point rail line