The Maskell McNab Memorial that once stood near Graham railway station, is a tribute to two local railway men who died in the horrific 1887 smash at Windsor on the Sandringham line. It was shifted here after the rockery at Graham and Station Streets was replaced by an overpass in 1970. Note the lone art deco pylon beyond. This is the sole remnant of the State’s grand monument to one hundred years of European settlement—the impressive 1934 Centenary Bridge. Built by ‘susso’ labour in the great depression, it was demolished with difficulty in 1991. The former Port Melbourne Railway Station can be seen ahead. Plans to connect Melbourne by rail to ships in the bay were realized in 1854 when the Hobsons Bay Railway opened, the first in Australia. The rail route is now utilised by the 109 tram.
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