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Spirit of Progress demonstration trip to Geelong, at South Kensington, Melbourne, November, 1937
John L. Buckland
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155017…

Locomotive S 30? Spirit of Progress, Kilmore East, Victoria, 1938
John L. Buckland
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155018…

Spirit of Progress Engine c. 1937
Edward Henty (S 302)
Picture Victoria picturevictoria.vic.gov.au/site/moreland/…

S.O.P. Menu
viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE1916…
"Please do not smoke in the dining car"

Locomotive S300 'Matthew Flinders' leads southbound 'Spirit of Progress' out of Albury in 1939 John L. Buckland
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155002…

'The Spirit of Progress' train in Melbourne,
Victoria - 1937
flickr.com/photos/7099484…

Locomotive number S303, C.J. Latrobe, hauling the Spirit of Progress express ca. 1940
J.L. Buckland
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155053…

Locomotive S302 (Edward Henty) hauling southbound Spirit of Progress near Heathcote Junction, Victoria, March 1939
John Buckland
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155062…

Edward Henty steam locomotive, S Class 302 - The Spirit of Progress, Wangaratta - Victoria, [1937-1950s]
flickr.com/photos/8571926…

Spirit of Progress departing Albury hauled by locomotive S301, Sir Thomas Mitchell
36 class locomotive and train in background,
New South Wales
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155067…

Poster promoting the new "Spirit Of Progress" rail service between Melbourne and Albury in 1937.
trove.nla.gov.au/work/227950482

Rose Series postcard P. 4504 of Spirit of Progress with handwritten message on back 23 August 1942
services.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/ics-wpd/exec/i…

Photograph of the S-class 4-6-2 passenger steam locomotive No. 300 'Matthew Flinders'.
Museums Victoria
collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/795760

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