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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: John Mason Press, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 245mm x 175mm x 8mm. 84 Pages with Black/White Photos. From October 1889 until January 1896, an electric tram ran between the Box Hill Post Office, on the corner of Whitehorse Road and Station Street, and a terminus near the intersection of Elgar and Doncaster Roads, Doncaster. It was the first electric tram in Australia, and the southern hemisphere, to operate as a regular service. The history of this pioneer electric tramway is a story of technical innovation, initiative and perseverance by the early settlers at a time when Box Hill was a small but growing township. The origin of the Box Hill-Doncaster electric tramway dates from the Centennial International Exhibition, held at the Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, in 1888-89. Among the unusual attractions at this elaborate event was a working electric tramway exhibited by the electrical importer W.H. Masters and Company. The people of…
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The First Electric Road - A History of the Box Hill and Doncaster Tramway Paperback - 1989
by Green, Robert
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- Title The First Electric Road - A History of the Box Hill and Doncaster Tramway
- Author Green, Robert
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher John Mason Press, Melbourne, Australia
- Date 1989
- ISBN 9780731667154
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The First Electric Road: A History of the Box Hill and Doncaster Tramway
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