1/2: Australia has two Sister Cities with Israel - part one of two

River drained for cleaning

Found slide: Fifty years ago: New South Wales Government Railways steam locomotive 3526 leads 3820 into Parramatta railway station, Burramattagal country, on 21 April 1974, during what was prematurely announced as the final main line steam train excursion in the state. Public Transport Commissioner Philip Shirley was in full “Beeching” mode at the time but steam train excursions had restarted even before his resignation in late 1975. This is empirical knowledge: if you’re thinking “why, that light-haired kid leaning out the window of the first carriage looks a bit like the ‘Slides Worth Seeing’ profile picture”, you’re on the right track, so to speak (photographer unknown)

Old Government House, Parramatta NSW

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The summer of '23...