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Is that the john Kirby that went looking for Burke and Wills, also whom the Kirby ranges in Qld is named after.
 
Nope not that one either
He was the 1st person in NSW to be the recipient of what was then a very unpopular decision
 
Trains have been arriving at the site of Flinders Street Station long before the construction of the iconic building we recognise today. In 1854, the Melbourne Terminus was the first city railway station built in Australia and was situated on the corner of Flinders and Elizabeth Streets. Originally, it comprised only one weatherboard building and a small platform. This serviced the first railway line in Victoria, running only to Sandridge (Port Melbourne). A number of additions were made to the terminus over the following years, including the introduction of a St Kilda line in 1857 and extra platforms from 1877 onwards. Nonetheless, the collection of low timber and brick buildings with simple corrugated iron roofs was a far-cry from the grand station that stands today!
 
Cricket is not the right answer duck - nothing to do with sport
Although their were some bragging rights thats came out of it
 

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