Image: StateLibQld 1 52892 Sydney Mail train crossing Swanson's Bridge on the Toowoomba Range, ca. 1910

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Description: Sydney Mail train crossing Swanson's Bridge on the Toowoomba Range, ca. 1910. The carriage nearest the engine is a travelling post office, a regular vehicle on the Sydney Mail train. Swanson was a sub-contractor on the range railway construction in the 1860s. The bridge is located 96 ¾ miles between Ballard and Harlaxton. The postcard is number 1690 in a series printed in various countries. This sample was printed in Saxony. (Description supplied with photograph.).
Title: StateLibQld 1 52892 Sydney Mail train crossing Swanson's Bridge on the Toowoomba Range, ca. 1910
Credit: Copied and digitised from an original postcard. W Series no. 1690
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Travelling post office, Queensland

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