Showing 539 items matching "history of railways victoria"
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Narre Warren and District Family History Group
Book, MA Jones, Prolific in God's gifts : a social history of Knox and the Dandenongs, 1983
a detailed historical account of the Knox and Dandenong regions in Victoria, Australia. The book explores the area's development from the arrival of the first pastoralists to its transformation into part of urban Melbourne. It highlights key figures such as James Clow, a clergyman and pastoralist, and John Wood Beilby, an explorer and speculator. The book also discusses the region's early agricultural struggles, the impact of the railway, and its emergence as one of Australia's first tourist destinations. Richly illustrated with photographs and maps, it provides a vivid picture of the area's history through original newspaper excerpts and documents. [AI generated text]328 p.; 24 cmnon-fictiona detailed historical account of the Knox and Dandenong regions in Victoria, Australia. The book explores the area's development from the arrival of the first pastoralists to its transformation into part of urban Melbourne. It highlights key figures such as James Clow, a clergyman and pastoralist, and John Wood Beilby, an explorer and speculator. The book also discusses the region's early agricultural struggles, the impact of the railway, and its emergence as one of Australia's first tourist destinations. Richly illustrated with photographs and maps, it provides a vivid picture of the area's history through original newspaper excerpts and documents. [AI generated text]knox (vic.), dandenongs -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Lantern Slide, c1900
This slide shows an image taken in c.1900 of the Beechworth Railway Station. The Beechworth Railway Station was officially opened on the 29 of September 1876, to allow for quicker and easier transportation of goods and supplies from Beechworth to Melbourne via Everton and Wangaratta. The railway station was heavily used for transportation running two trains a day and was a vital link to Melbourne from it's opening until it's closure in 1976. Lantern slides, sometimes called 'magic lantern' slides, are glass plates on which an image has been secured for the purpose of projection. Glass slides were etched or hand-painted for this purpose from the Eighteenth Century but the process became more popular and accessible to the public with the development of photographic-emulsion slides used with a 'Magic Lantern' device in the mid-Nineteenth Century. Photographic lantern slides comprise a double-negative emulsion layer (forming a positive image) between thin glass plates that are bound together. A number of processes existed to form and bind the emulsion layer to the base plate, including the albumen, wet plate collodion, gelatine dry plate and Woodburytype techniques. Lantern slides and magic lantern technologies are seen as foundational precursors to the development of modern photography and film-making techniquesThis glass slide is significant because it provides insight into Beechworth's social amenities and religious infrastructure in the late Nineteenth Century. It is also an example of an early photographic and film-making technology in use in regional Victoria in the time period.Thin translucent sheet of glass with a circular image printed on the front and framed in a black backing. It is held together by metals strips to secure the edges of the slide.burke museum, beechworth, lantern slide, slide, glass slide, plate, burke museum collection, photograph, monochrome, beechworth railway station, railway station, transport, railway history, railway -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Jennings, John et al, Seymour A Railway Town, 2004
... . Railroads -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. A history ...A history of the railway town of Seymour Victoria.index, ill, maps, p.75.non-fictionA history of the railway town of Seymour Victoria.railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works., railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society Vic Division, From The Archives, 1980
A pictorial view of the Victorian Railways in the pre 1920s era.ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial view of the Victorian Railways in the pre 1920s era.railroad trains -- australia -- history., railroads - victoria - pictorial works -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Harrigan, Leo J, Victorian Railways To '62, 1962
The history of the Victorian Railways from the 1850s to 1962.index, ill, maps, p.299.non-fictionThe history of the Victorian Railways from the 1850s to 1962.railroads -- australia -- history, railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Murray, Matthew J, Memories, 1973
Pictorial early history of the Victorian Railways.ill, p.56.non-fictionPictorial early history of the Victorian Railways.railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works, railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Adam-Smith, Patsy, Romance of Victorian Railways, 1980
A description of Victorian railways history, written around themes relating to locomotives, workers, drivers and stationmasters and how the railway affected their lives. Illustrated, some in colour.ill, p.167.non-fictionA description of Victorian railways history, written around themes relating to locomotives, workers, drivers and stationmasters and how the railway affected their lives. Illustrated, some in colour.railroads -- victoria -- anecdotes, railway services. victoria. stories, anecdotes -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Winter, Vincent Adams, VR & VicRail 1962-1983, 1990
The history of the Victorian Railways to the VicRail era from 1962 to 1983.ill, p.208.non-fictionThe history of the Victorian Railways to the VicRail era from 1962 to 1983.railroads -- australia -- history, railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Mott, Winifred, Pioneering in Steam Locomotion - Designer, Descendants, Restoration
... railways and museums - Victoria A history of the locomotive ...A history of the locomotive designer Eugene Victor Siepen & the Mornington Railway Preservation Societyindex, ill, maps, p.239.non-fictionA history of the locomotive designer Eugene Victor Siepen & the Mornington Railway Preservation Societyrailroad engineers -- australia -- .biography, tourist railways and museums - victoria -
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Book, Rod Davies et al, Victorian Railways The Way It Was, 2002
Historic photographs of the Victorian Railways from the 1950s to 1983.ill. p.104.non-fictionHistoric photographs of the Victorian Railways from the 1950s to 1983.railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history., railroads -- victoria -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Fiddian, Marc, Trains, Tracks, Travellers: The history of the Victorian Railways, 1997
A short history of the Victorian Railwaysindex, ill, p.184.non-fiction A short history of the Victorian Railwaysrailroads - victoria - history, railroad construction - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Healy, Mary, Railways and Pastures - The Australian O'Keefes, 1988
... Railway construction - Victoria - history...Railway construction - Victoria - history Railway workers ...History of the O'Keefe family and their involvement in the building of railways in Victoria.index, ill, maps, p.251.non-fictionHistory of the O'Keefe family and their involvement in the building of railways in Victoria.railway construction - victoria - history, railway workers - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The Victorian Railways News Letter, Victorian Railways News Letter Centenary Number, 1954
News letter celebrating the centenary of the Victorian Railways in 1954.ill. p.19.non-fictionNews letter celebrating the centenary of the Victorian Railways in 1954.railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works, railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history. -
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Booklet, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Victoria, Selecting Localities for the Permanent Survey of Narrow Gauge Lines, 1896
... railways - Victoria - history The parliamentary standing committee ...The parliamentary standing committee on Railways on the question of selecting localities for the permanent survey of narrow gauge lines in Victoria in 1896.p.26.non-fictionThe parliamentary standing committee on Railways on the question of selecting localities for the permanent survey of narrow gauge lines in Victoria in 1896.railroad construction - victoria - history, vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Victoria, Re-opening the Fawkner and Somerton Railway, 1918
... Fawkner and Somerton Railway - Victoria - history... and Somerton Railway - Victoria - history The parliamentary standing ...The parliamentary standing committee on Railways on the question of re-opening the Fawkner and Somerton Railway in Victoria in 1918.p.9.non-fictionThe parliamentary standing committee on Railways on the question of re-opening the Fawkner and Somerton Railway in Victoria in 1918.railroad construction - victoria - history, fawkner and somerton railway - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Victoria, Colac-Crowes Non-Paying Railway Line, 1918
... railways - Victoria - history The parliamentary standing committee ...The parliamentary standing committee on Railways on the Colac-Crowes Non-Paying railway line in Victoria in 1931.p.13.non-fictionThe parliamentary standing committee on Railways on the Colac-Crowes Non-Paying railway line in Victoria in 1931.railroad construction - victoria - history, vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Victoria, Upper Acheron Valley District Connecting Railway, 1918
... railways - Victoria - history The parliamentary standing committee ...The parliamentary standing committee on Railways on the question of a connecting railway in the Upper Acheron Valley district in Victoria.p.12.non-fictionThe parliamentary standing committee on Railways on the question of a connecting railway in the Upper Acheron Valley district in Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The Victorian Railways, The Victorian Railways Presents - Spirit of Progress, 1937
A promotional booklet for the launch of the Spirit of Progress passenger train between Melbourne and Sydney in 1937.ill, maps, p.12.non-fictionA promotional booklet for the launch of the Spirit of Progress passenger train between Melbourne and Sydney in 1937.railroad travel -- new south wales -- sydney -- history, railroad travel -- victoria -- melbourne -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Gee, Neville, Melbourne's Industrial and Suburban Sidings, 2012
... -- Victoria -- Melbourne Pictorial history of railway sidings ...Pictorial history of railway sidings & industrial branch lines in Melbourne from the 1960s to the 1980s.ill, maps, p.56.non-fictionPictorial history of railway sidings & industrial branch lines in Melbourne from the 1960s to the 1980s.railroad sidings -- victoria -- melbourne, railroads -- victoria -- melbourne -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Victorian Railways, Directory of Stations Victorian Railways, 1957
... Railway stations - Victoria - history...Railway stations - Victoria - history Railroad operations ...A directory of stations on the Victorian Railways.p.48.non-fictionA directory of stations on the Victorian Railways.railway stations - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Banger, Chris et al, Spirit of Progress, 2019
A history of the Spirit of Progress passenger train between Melbourne and Sydney from the 1937 to 1986.index, ill, maps, p.376.non-fictionA history of the Spirit of Progress passenger train between Melbourne and Sydney from the 1937 to 1986.railroad travel -- new south wales -- sydney -- history, railroad travel -- victoria -- melbourne -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Banger, Chris, Southern Aurora: And the Melbourne Express & Sydney Express 1962-1993, 2012
A history of the Southern Aurora passenger train and the subsequent Melbourne & Sydney expresses between Melbourne and Sydney from the 1962 to 1993.ill, p.216.non-fictionA history of the Southern Aurora passenger train and the subsequent Melbourne & Sydney expresses between Melbourne and Sydney from the 1962 to 1993.railroad travel -- new south wales -- sydney -- history, railroad travel -- victoria -- melbourne -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Whitaker, Scott, Railway Hotels of Australia Volume One - Victoria, 2015
The coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.index, ill, maps, p.260.non-fictionThe coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.australia -- buildings, structures, etc -- history, bars (drinking establishments) -- australia -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Jeffrey, Max et al, Lost Railway Stations of the Pyrenees, 2019
Illustrated history of the railway stations on the closed railway lines of the Victorian Pyrenees including the line to Navarre & Ararat to Maryborough.ill, maps, p.226.non-fictionIllustrated history of the railway stations on the closed railway lines of the Victorian Pyrenees including the line to Navarre & Ararat to Maryborough.pyrenee range (vic.) -- buildings, structures, etc -- history, railroad stations -- victoria -- pyrenee range -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Gamble, Leo, Winning Friends The Mentone Station Story, 2012
... Railway stations - Victoria - history...Railway stations - Victoria - history Mentone Railway ...A history of the Mentone railway station in Melbourne from 1881 to 2012.ill, maps, p.54.non-fictionA history of the Mentone railway station in Melbourne from 1881 to 2012.railway stations - victoria - history, mentone railway station - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Davies, Jenny, Beyond the Facade Flinders Street, more than just a railway station, 2008
A history of the Flinders St station and the shops and facilities in the 1910 built building.index, ill, p.338.non-fictionA history of the Flinders St station and the shops and facilities in the 1910 built building.railroad infrastructure - victoria, flinders st station - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Ward, Andrew, A Story of Stations The Architecture of Victoria's Railways in the Nineteenth Century, 2019
Details of the architecture of railway stations building in Victoria Australia in the 19th century.index, ill, maps, p.337.non-fictionDetails of the architecture of railway stations building in Victoria Australia in the 19th century.railroad infrastructure - victoria, railroads - victoria - history -
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Book, Brook, Arthur, Victorian Railways History Series No. 1 Lamps and Lighting, 2019
... Railway lamps and lighting - Victoria - history... and lighting - Victoria - history Details and history of railway lamps ...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 -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Work on paper - Booklet, Names of Victorian Railway Stations
... or railway history. Victorian Railways Stations History Victoria ...This 100 page booklet from 1918 lists many stations and towns that do not exist as such in the twenty-first century with an explanation of the origins and meanings of the names and brief history of many. The first fifteen pages present a brief history of Victoria.non-fictionThis 100 page booklet from 1918 lists many stations and towns that do not exist as such in the twenty-first century with an explanation of the origins and meanings of the names and brief history of many. The first fifteen pages present a brief history of Victoria.victorian railways, stations, history, victoria