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Steam tram, Market Street 1879

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Steam tram, Market Street 1879

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State Library of New South Wales

[a089340 / SPF/340]

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Trams

Trams had a rocky start in Sydney, with the first tracks laid upside down, causing many accidents and leading to their removal. The International Exhibition of 1879 brought trams back to Sydney and a network was built that became one of the world's largest at its greatest extent in 1922. Economic and social changes after World War II led to the dismantling of the network, with the last tram running in 1961.

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