![[Staff member beside A2-class steam locomotive No.985 hauling passenger carriages, about 1930.]](/content/media/7/161657-small.jpg)
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A2 class 4-6-0 type steam locomotive No.985. The locomotive would have been built at either the Newport, Ballarat or Bendigo workshops of Victorian Railways between 1915-1922. A railways staff member is posed beside the locomotive holding an oil can - he was probably a member of the loco crew. The locomotive is hauling passenger carriages. In the background is the Albury railway station.
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Unknown Biggest Family Album Contributor, 06 Aug 1992
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Place & Date Depicted
Railway Station, Albury, Riverina, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1919
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Creator (Possible)
Mr George H. Lynch - Victorian Railways, circa 1919
This image is possibly the work of George Lynch, a locomotive engine driver employed by the Victorian Railways, who was stationed at Wodonga from 1917-1951. He was a prolific and talented amateur photographer who created many memorable images depicting V.R. locomotives and rollingstock and many aspects of life on the railways. -
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Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Keywords
Oil Cans, Railway Stations, Railway Workers, Steam Railway Locomotives
