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Sydney Railway Waltz, dedicated to Wm Randle Esq, composed by WH Paling 1855

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(published Sydney : Woolcott & Clarke, 1855)

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Paling, William Henry

Born in the Netherlands to a family of musicians, William Paling became one of Sydney's foremost businessmen and philanthropists.

The Railways of Sydney: Shaping the City and its Commerce

Across the world, steam railways and electric tramways facilitated the expansion of the small cities of pre-industrial times into vast metropolises. This essay explores the role of railways in shaping the Sydney metropolis we know today.

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Sydney Railway Waltz

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Waltz music composed by WH Paling to mark the opening of the first railway from Sydney to Parramatta in 1855.

Sydney to Parramatta Railway

The colony's first major line connecting six stations at Sydney, Newtown, Ashfield, Burwood, Homebush, and Parramatta Junction near Granville. It was extended to the current Parramatta station on 4 July 1860.

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