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  2. 100 Years Ago First Sod Was Dug For N.S.W. Railways

    JUST on 100 years ago—on July 3, 1850—"a fair navvy" armed with a spade which had been "manufactured in Sydney, N.S.W., of materials indigenous to Australia," dug deep into the boggy mud of the Cleveland Paddock (where Sydney Central Railway yard now is) to "turn the first sod" in a ceremony ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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