Railways Collection - Article from Pages 160-161 of The Australian Railway Historical Society November 1956 Bulletin No. 229. There is a photo of opening day of the Port Darwin -Pine Creek Railway on 1.10.1889. An A Class train is shown. Page 161 has an article Victorian Rail Services now and then by John D. Keating.John D. Keatingrailways, bendigo to melbourne, opening day of the port darwin -pine creek railway

East Ringwood 2000- Railway Avenue looking West opposite the Railway Station- B&W Photo from Album 6501

Book is organised by "J.P".Softcover with collage of photos on cover. Photos are of railway locomotives, a bomber, railway bridges and a soldier.Inside front cover "Donated by Trevor Knight"books, military history

Booklet: MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY. Published August 1966 Volume 7, No 5 issue, No. 105.South Pacific Electric Railway Co-operative Society Ltd., Box 103, GPO, Sydney.person, individual, basil miller

This booklet is a small paperback of 27 pages including some images explaining the background of the Victorian Division of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen.fictionThis booklet was produced by the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen in 1975. On that date the Victorian Division of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen was 114 years old, making it the oldest continuous railway union in the world. It was formed as the Locomotive Engine Drivers' Association in 1861- just 7 years after the first railway, Flinders Street, Melbourne to Sandridge (now Port Melbourne) was officially opened. This booklet also marked the occasion of the first major renovations to the Union's premises and facilities since the building was completed in December 1914.australian federated union of locomotive enginemen, afule, railway unions

non-fictionThis book is the story of the hundred years of the Sydney-Melbourne railway connection. It is about the trains - the Express, the Limited, the Spirit of Progress, the Southern Aurora - and the locomotives that pulled them.sydney-melbourne railway, train travel australia, railways australia

non-fictionA detailed history and description of the North East Rail Line, including information about each station and siding and relevant maps.railway transport victoria, north east railway victoria, victoria railways, lineside rail guide

Reputed to have been from a train used on the Buninyong railway line. Circumstances of its finding are not recorded. Half a nut from a train used on the former Buninyong railway line. The inside edge is threaded.Nonerailways, buninyong, trains

index, ill, maps, p.88.non-fictionA history of the Sanson Tramway north of Wellington on the North Island of New Zealand.railroad construction - new zealand, railroad operations - new zealand

At the end of World War One, there was a renewed interest in residential land and a number of estates opened up in the Municipality of Moorabbin.Example of the progress of the Municipality of MoorabbinAdvertising flyer for auction of real estate sales - plan of building blocks for saleMcKinnon Station Estate - 100 Villa lots & 17 business lots - Auction Saturday 27 March 1920mckinnon station estate, graham ave, prince edward ave, station street, mckinnon road, real estate, mckinnon, auction, moorabbin

Rob Upson became a volunteer at the Bendigo Visitor Centre in 1998. The Staff produced a monthly newsletter called ‘The Grapevine’. Being reasonably new to Bendigo, Rob became interested in its history and began writing articles to share with the volunteers. He called them ‘Grapevine Cuttings’ under the pen name of ‘Merlot’. Rob wrote about 90 articles over a period of 12 years until ‘The Grapevine’ was finally pruned and shutdown. Rob is a valuable volunteer for the Bendigo Historical Society.Article 05 of 65 Newsletters in PDF format from the Grapevine collection. history, bendigo, grapevine cuttings, railway to melbourne

Photograph - night flash - shows tram 42 crossing the Lydiard St level crossing with a large crowd on board. Tram has the destination of depot. Given the tram number and the crowd, most likely the last tram from Lydiard St North to the depot. Tram 42 was recorded as the last to leave Lydiard St North on 19/9/1971. Not known who took the photograph.Yields information about the last tram to cross the Ballarat Railway level crossing.Black and white photograph on plain paper.tramways, lydiard st north, level crossing, tram 42, last tram

''The history of the Bendigo railway and memoirs of early train travel'' (Bob Carr). Two parts - Part 1 being ''The Railway from Melbourne to the Murray River'' - with note at end: 'Extracted from ''Opening of Railway from Melbourne to Sandhurst-Bendigo'' from the history of Bendigo by Mr G Mackay per Mr Bob Carr, 81 Barkly St, Bendigo'; part 2 is five pages of a memoir being a letter written by Mr Bob Carr to the Station Master, Bendigo, in October 1991(memoir dating from 1910 era). with.Mr G Mackay per Mr Bob Carrbendigo, history, bendigo railway, bendigo rail, bob carr. sir henry buckly, mr higginbotham chief engineer of the government, mr bob carr, tait cars, dog box carriages, corridor carriages, coal stage, newmarket hotel, fleece inn, lake weroona, laker neangar, cherry tree gardens, cherry tree hotel, crusoe reservoir, cattle trucks, mccullock & company, buckle & jeffrey, railway picnic.

Contains a detailed article on both the VR lines by Jim Seletto, featuring photos of 39, 30, 53, 49, MMTB 675 and a colour photo of VR 49 on the rear. Contains maps and diagrams of St Kilda Station. Includes Sandringham and Black Rock line. Published by the ARE.Provides a light hearted record and view of the VR Railway trams with plenty of stories..Magazine - "Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 31, No. 1, March 1993", 24 pages, centre stapled,vr trams, st kilda - brighton tramway, sandringham, black rock, maps, st kilda, tramways, railways

The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Siam–Burma Railway, the Thai–Burma Railway and similar names, was a 415-kilometre railway between Ban Pong, Thailand, and Thanbyuzayat, Burma, built by the Empire of Japan in 1943 to support its forces in the Burma campaign of World War II. This railway completed the rail link between Bangkok, Thailand, and Rangoon, Burma. This is a poster advertising the showing of a film on the making of the railway.In all, 9,500 Australian prisoners of war worked on the construction of the Burma-Thailand Railway, which ran from Bampong, Thailand, to Thanbyuzayat, Burma . Building commenced at each end of the railway. Altogether, 2,646 Australians died working on the railway.Rectangular shaped black and white film poster.The Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Posterposters, burma-thailand death railway film poster, world war two, lara r.s.l.

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of section of the Amiens Railway at Villers Bretonneux. Double tracks in a cutting partially covered with rubble. Arch bridge in the background. Copy G6postcard, postcard, ww1, villers bretonneux, amiens, france, railway

ill, maps, p.30.non-fictionA history of the railway from Richmond to Kurrajong on the end of the branch line from Blacktown in Sydney N.S.W.railroad construction - new south wales - history, railroad operations - new south wales - history

Official Victorian Railways crest. Victorian Railways Crest Reproduction / copy of what was possibly used on the head offices in the 1900s. Victorian Railways, Emblem featuring a kangaroo atop of a shield depicting the Southern Cross. Historic - Official Victorian Railways crest.Victorian Railways Coat of Arms Crest Victorian Railways, Emblem featuring a kangaroo atop of a shield depicting the Southern cross. Made of cast ironVictorian Railways with coat of arms.puffing billy, victorian railways, victorian railways crest.

Part of the contents of a souvenir gift bag given to those who rode on the re-enactment train for the 150th anniversary of the Geelong to Ballarat railway on 10 April 2012.A4 sized cardboard covered book, 50 pages. Cover orange with a white 5mm border. The bottom half of the front cover is an early photo of the Moorabool Viaduct.geelong ballarat railway, railway 150th anniversary, michael guiney

White Paper cover with inset black border containing Title and B/W photograph of an open, air railway platform with a large crowd.Rails to the Kingdom The opening of Navarre railway 27 May 1914 A brief history of the Ben Nevis - Navarre Railway 1914 - 1954 by Michael Menziesstawell transport railways, local history

East Ringwood 2000-Pedestrian crossing over the railway line looking towards Croydon- B&W Photo from Album 6501

Geelong tram No 9 at the Geelong Railway Station. Has the station canopy in the background.Yields information about Geelong 9 and the railway station.Black and white photograph, with hand written details on rear.See rear image. tramways, trams, geelong, railway, tram 9

Published: The opening of the railway line by His Excellency The Governor General, The Weekly Times, June 14, 1902, p10.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image Negative black and white film 120 6x9 format 2 stripsAgfa APX 100sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, heidelberg-eltham railway extension