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Building goods locomotive 5801,
Eveleigh Workshops,
Redfern, Sydney, 1949 / R. Bean
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Enjoy a free day out for all the family
This free event for all the family will:
Once home to the largest railway workshops in the Southern Hemisphere, the site operated for over 100 years as Australia’s industrial powerhouse that birthed the countries railways.
Visitors are invited to join one of two heritage-walking tours starting at 11am and 1pm, exploring the historic Locomotive Workshop and its surrounds. The heritage-protected building contains an array of original artefacts from its industrial heyday, as well as one of last fully functional blacksmith workshops in Sydney.
The event is a family friendly affair, with little train rides, a jumping castle, face painting and craft tables to excite children of all ages. Stencils of trains painted by children at the craft table will be used to decorate the construction hoardings, as the redevelopment of the Australian Technology Park gets underway in the coming months.
They’ll also be plenty to tantalise the taste buds. From a sausage sizzle, to gourmet delights from Sydney’s popular Char Char Food Truck, local wines, coffee, gelato and more, this event is on track to becoming one of the most popular instalments in Sydney’s community festival calendar!
E-mail to register for one of the two heritage-walking tours.
When: Saturday 22 October 2016 from 10am to 3pm
- shine a spotlight on the fascinating history of this iconic location, with heritage walking tours (starting at 11am and 1pm), talks and the chance to meet local historians
- keep the kids entertained with little train rides, a jumping castle, face painting and a craft table
- offer an array of gourmet delights from Sydney’s popular Char Char Food Truck, local wines, a sausage sizzle, coffee, gelato and more.
Once home to the largest railway workshops in the Southern Hemisphere, the site operated for over 100 years as Australia’s industrial powerhouse that birthed the countries railways.
Visitors are invited to join one of two heritage-walking tours starting at 11am and 1pm, exploring the historic Locomotive Workshop and its surrounds. The heritage-protected building contains an array of original artefacts from its industrial heyday, as well as one of last fully functional blacksmith workshops in Sydney.
The event is a family friendly affair, with little train rides, a jumping castle, face painting and craft tables to excite children of all ages. Stencils of trains painted by children at the craft table will be used to decorate the construction hoardings, as the redevelopment of the Australian Technology Park gets underway in the coming months.
They’ll also be plenty to tantalise the taste buds. From a sausage sizzle, to gourmet delights from Sydney’s popular Char Char Food Truck, local wines, coffee, gelato and more, this event is on track to becoming one of the most popular instalments in Sydney’s community festival calendar!
E-mail to register for one of the two heritage-walking tours.
When: Saturday 22 October 2016 from 10am to 3pm
Innovation Plaza (enter from Locomotive Street or Platform 10 at Redfern Station)
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