In 1974, the community newspaper Now captured the mood of some of Sydney’s wealthiest residents about the idea of putting a train station in their leafy inner-eastern haven of Woollahra.
“They were dogged on building one in Woollahra, practically over the dead bodies of Woollahra residents, who were informed they could protest till they were black in their faces – a railway station was good for them, a railway station represented progress, and they were bloody well GETTING a railway station,” the editorial titled “A hell of a way to run a railroad!” read.
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