Trains & railways

Eveleigh depot showing steam locomotives and two men standing at the entrance
On This Day

10 Jun 1914 - Eveleigh Heist

On this day 10 June 1914 was the daylight robbery of the Eveleigh payroll.

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Central Railway Station: Through the Lens

Highlighting the transformation of Central Railway Station from its opening in 1855 to 1921 when the clocktower was completed

Eveleigh Depot, no date. NRS 17420 551-47

Robbery under arms: the Eveleigh Heist, 1914

On 10 June 1914 the Eveleigh Heist - robbery of the payroll took place. It was a daylight robbery of the payroll at the Eveleigh Workshops