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Acquisition number:
1806
Catalogue number:
emvf1015
File name:
VF1015
File location:
Vertical file Railways was a monthly newsletter published by the Vic Rail Board. In the January 1978 issue an article appeared which described the creation of a garden behind the Jolimont Workshops. A small group of workers clubbed together to create the garden. It struggled until the Moscow Circus set up in nearby Yarra Park. The workers were able to obtain an abundance of elephant manure which turned the garden into a flourishig oasis. Shop steward, Alan Newman, was the main driver of the project.
Item type:
Newsletter
Building name:
Jolimont Workshops
Item size:
17x24 cm
Number of pages:
16
Date of publication or creation:
1978-01
Publisher:
Vic Rail Board
Publication place:
Melbourne History of item:
The donor's father, Roy James Mitchell, was a fitter and turner who worked for the railways and was for a time stationed at the Jolimont Yards.
Year acquired:
2025
Donor:
Rebekah Mitchell-Matthews