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Spirit of Progress demonstration trip to Geelong, at South Kensington, Melbourne, November, 1937
John L. Buckland
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Locomotive S 30? Spirit of Progress, Kilmore East, Victoria, 1938
John L. Buckland
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Spirit of Progress Engine c. 1937
Edward Henty (S 302)
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S.O.P. Menu
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"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
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'The Spirit of Progress' train in Melbourne,
Victoria - 1937
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Locomotive number S303, C.J. Latrobe, hauling the Spirit of Progress express ca. 1940
J.L. Buckland
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Locomotive S302 (Edward Henty) hauling southbound Spirit of Progress near Heathcote Junction, Victoria, March 1939
John Buckland
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Edward Henty steam locomotive, S Class 302 - The Spirit of Progress, Wangaratta - Victoria, [1937-1950s]
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Spirit of Progress departing Albury hauled by locomotive S301, Sir Thomas Mitchell
36 class locomotive and train in background,
New South Wales
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Poster promoting the new "Spirit Of Progress" rail service between Melbourne and Albury in 1937.
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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
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