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Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express]
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837:"The Sir Robert Risson era: an enduring legacy"
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1813:1983 disestablishments in Australia
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1757:Friends of Hawthorn Tram Depot
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789:Friends of Hawthorn Tram Depot
727:Friends of Hawthorn Tram Depot
656:issue 202 October 1983 page 19
637:"Victoria's Tramway Heritage"
529:Friends of Hawthorn Tram Depot
380:Metropolitan Transit Authority
261:Metropolitan Transit Authority
239:Melbourne cable tramway system
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602:Hoadley, David (1995).
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652:"Changes in Victoria"
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1630:Melbourne University
686:on 27 September 2016
680:"Trams in Melbourne"
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1736:Think Tram project
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1686:Balaclava Junction
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881:Trams in Melbourne
608:Trams of Australia
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