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The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George Routledge and Sons, Scenes of clerical life
The stories that comprise 'Scenes of Clerical Life' display the central themes of what later became the hallmark of George Eliot's writing, namely the impact of religious controversy and social change and the power of love to transform people's lives.p.544.fictionThe stories that comprise 'Scenes of Clerical Life' display the central themes of what later became the hallmark of George Eliot's writing, namely the impact of religious controversy and social change and the power of love to transform people's lives. clergy - fiction, religion -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, T. Werner Laurie, The cathedrals and churches of Central Italy, 1907
A travellers guide to the churches and cathedrals of Central ItalyIndex, Ill, maps. p.318.non-fictionA travellers guide to the churches and cathedrals of Central Italyitaly - cathedrals, italy - churches -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Nick Anchen, Iron Roads in the Outback, 2017
The Iron Roads of the Australian Outback - the legendary Commonwealth Railways were built through some of the harshest landscapes on Earth. They were railways like no other, where men and women battled extreme temperatures, flash floods and maddening isolation to keep the trains running. This publication is the culmination of 25 years of Outback exploration, research, photography and interviews by author Nick Anchen. The result is a diverse book which brings to life both the beauty and harshness of the Australian Outback, through a collection of fascinating and historic images, along with the memories of former Commonwealth Railways employees. Following an introductory chapter on the vastness and grandeur of the Australian interior - highlighted by the memoirs of 1950s flying doctor Macarthur Job - the book delves into the story of the Central Australia Railway. This was the line built through the 'back of beyond' - the forbidding desert country of South Australia and the Northern Territory. It was here that operators of famous trains such as The Ghan battled searing heat, dust storms and raging floodwaters to keep the trains running. The chapter includes stories by well known Ghan conductor 'Aspro' Lyons, and 'Piano Playing Chef' Paddy Greenfield - along with enginemen Wolf Markowski and John Theel, both of whom worked trains on this famous railway. The story of the North Australia Railway - 'The Line to Nowhere' - is the tale of a ramshackle railway which came alive during the dark days of World War II. The memoirs of wartime engineman Jim Prentice are eye opening, as are the hair raising accounts of surviving Tropical Cyclone Tracy, as told by rolling stock foreman Bill Donaldson. The Trans-Australian Railway was built across one of the harshest and loneliest environments on Earth - the vast Nullarbor Plain. Stories from enginemen Jack Slattery and Ron Howrie, along with Nullarbor resident and roadmaster's wife Cathy Beek, tell not only of the rudimentary living conditions and maddening isolation, but of the great camaraderie amongst the railway people who kept trains such as the Trans-Australian and the Tea and Sugar running. As well as examining the ruins and relics from the long-closed CR narrow gauge lines, the book also includes a chapter on the much-loved Pichi Richi Railway - the last surviving portion of that great Transcontinental Railway dream from another age.ill, maps, p.208.non-fictionThe Iron Roads of the Australian Outback - the legendary Commonwealth Railways were built through some of the harshest landscapes on Earth. They were railways like no other, where men and women battled extreme temperatures, flash floods and maddening isolation to keep the trains running. This publication is the culmination of 25 years of Outback exploration, research, photography and interviews by author Nick Anchen. The result is a diverse book which brings to life both the beauty and harshness of the Australian Outback, through a collection of fascinating and historic images, along with the memories of former Commonwealth Railways employees. Following an introductory chapter on the vastness and grandeur of the Australian interior - highlighted by the memoirs of 1950s flying doctor Macarthur Job - the book delves into the story of the Central Australia Railway. This was the line built through the 'back of beyond' - the forbidding desert country of South Australia and the Northern Territory. It was here that operators of famous trains such as The Ghan battled searing heat, dust storms and raging floodwaters to keep the trains running. The chapter includes stories by well known Ghan conductor 'Aspro' Lyons, and 'Piano Playing Chef' Paddy Greenfield - along with enginemen Wolf Markowski and John Theel, both of whom worked trains on this famous railway. The story of the North Australia Railway - 'The Line to Nowhere' - is the tale of a ramshackle railway which came alive during the dark days of World War II. The memoirs of wartime engineman Jim Prentice are eye opening, as are the hair raising accounts of surviving Tropical Cyclone Tracy, as told by rolling stock foreman Bill Donaldson. The Trans-Australian Railway was built across one of the harshest and loneliest environments on Earth - the vast Nullarbor Plain. Stories from enginemen Jack Slattery and Ron Howrie, along with Nullarbor resident and roadmaster's wife Cathy Beek, tell not only of the rudimentary living conditions and maddening isolation, but of the great camaraderie amongst the railway people who kept trains such as the Trans-Australian and the Tea and Sugar running. As well as examining the ruins and relics from the long-closed CR narrow gauge lines, the book also includes a chapter on the much-loved Pichi Richi Railway - the last surviving portion of that great Transcontinental Railway dream from another age. commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., central australia railway -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Dangerfield, J.A. et al, Over the Garden Wall - The Story of the Otago Central Railway, 1962
A history of the Otago Central Railway from Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand.ill, maps, p.40.non-fictionA history of the Otago Central Railway from Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand.railroads construction - new zealand, railroads - new zealand - south island - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Brook, Arthur, Victorian Railways History Series No. 1 Lamps and Lighting, 2019
Details and history of railway lamps and station lighting on the Victorian Railways.index, ill, p.202.non-fictionDetails and history of railway lamps and station lighting on the Victorian Railways.railroad infrastructure - victoria, railway lamps and lighting - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sargent, John, Rail Scene Victoria The Lindsay Crow Collection: Victorian Railways - North Central Region, 1992
A pictorial history of broad gauge 5'3" steam locomotives in the North Central region of Victoria from the collection of Lindsay Crowill, p103.non-fictionA pictorial history of broad gauge 5'3" steam locomotives in the North Central region of Victoria from the collection of Lindsay Crowsteam locomotives - victoria- history, railroad operations - victoria -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Dobson, Kenneth Austin, Mail train : a novel, 1946
Detective fiction set in Tanganyika.240 p. : frontispiece illustration - map of central Africa. Green cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, with images of butterflies clustering around a bright light.fictionDetective fiction set in Tanganyika.fiction, kenneth austin dobson, africa - fiction -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Eardley, Gifford, Transporting the Black Diamond, 1968
A history of the Colliery railways of the Illawarra District of N.S.W. (Central Section)ill, maps, p.78.non-fictionA history of the Colliery railways of the Illawarra District of N.S.W. (Central Section)colliery railroads - australia - history, industrial railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Dennis, Anthony et al, Ticket to Ride: A Rail Journey Around Australia, 1989
Compelling and often hilarious cavalcade of Australian life during a 20,000 km rail odyssey around Australia and whatever came along in between, from Sydney's Central Station and back again.index, ill, p.144.non-fictionCompelling and often hilarious cavalcade of Australian life during a 20,000 km rail odyssey around Australia and whatever came along in between, from Sydney's Central Station and back again.railroad travel -- australia, australia -- description and travel -- 1976-1990 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Central and North Australia Railways
A Commonwealth Railways brochure promoting the railway service from Port Augusta to Alice Springs on the Central Australian railway and to Darwin via road and the Northern Australian Railway.ill, maps, p.16.non-fictionA Commonwealth Railways brochure promoting the railway service from Port Augusta to Alice Springs on the Central Australian railway and to Darwin via road and the Northern Australian Railway.commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, James, Ken et al, A History of the Maldon and Shelbourne Railways
A history of the railway between Maldon & Shelbourne in the central goldfields of Victoria.ill, maps, p.467.non-fictionA history of the railway between Maldon & Shelbourne in the central goldfields of Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history