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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division, Brisbane's Railways: Steam to Electric, 1979
... Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division... in Brisbane. Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland ...A history of the conversion of the Brisbane suburban railways from steam and diesel to electric operations. Produced to commemorate the inauguration of electric rail services in Brisbane.ill, maps, p.50.non-fictionA history of the conversion of the Brisbane suburban railways from steam and diesel to electric operations. Produced to commemorate the inauguration of electric rail services in Brisbane.railroad operations - queensland - history, electric trains - brisbane - history -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Station, Departure Duke and Duchess of York (and Cornwall), 16 May 1901
Image shows the festivities at Port Melbourne station on 16 May 1901, for the departure of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York (and Cornwall). The royal couple were in Melbourne to open the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia and were then on their way to Brisbane, Queensland.royal visits and occasions, transport - railways, duke of york, duke of cornwall, duchess of york, duchess of conwall, port melbourne railway station -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Badge - Centenary of the Brisbane General Strike, 2012
Replica Australian Tramway Employees Association (Tramways Union) badge. Badge made on a steel/ silver backing with words "Australian Tramway Employees Association" on inner edge of badge with a black background. In centre of badge has the Australian coat of arms with a railway type spoke wheel above the logo and underneath the coat of arms the words "Federated Australia" in a banner. Has a steel ring through a hole in the top of the badge. On the outer edge with red background "Centenary Brisbane General Strike 1912-2012". Badge has a metal clip on the rear. Contained within a plastic envelope, "Centenary Brisbane General Strike" and details of the even printed on a piece of light card. Printed in Association with the book "One American Too Many" - see One American Too Many, Boss Badger and the Brisbane Trams, David Burke, Published Queensland Museum 2012.tramways, trams, unions, badges, atea, employees, brisbane -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Armstrong, John et al, 1973
... Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division... Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division ...The story of the history and development of the Geraldton Shire Tramway and the Mourilyan Tramway of North Queensland.ill, maps, p.103.non-fictionThe story of the history and development of the Geraldton Shire Tramway and the Mourilyan Tramway of North Queensland.railroads - queensland - history, tramways - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Stocks, Ian, The Last of the Hudswells, 1982
A pictorial tribute to the last ten years of CSR Limited's 2' gauge Hudswell Clark steam locomotives working on the sugar mill railways of the Herbert River Valley around Inghamill, maps, p.98.non-fictionA pictorial tribute to the last ten years of CSR Limited's 2' gauge Hudswell Clark steam locomotives working on the sugar mill railways of the Herbert River Valley around Inghamsteam locomotives - queensland - history, sugar tramways - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Walker, J.N. et al, Look Out for Suburban Train Steam and Diesel in Brisbane: The Transition Years, 1998
... Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division... Queensland. Walker, J.N. Brown, H.G. Australian Railway Historical ...A pictorial of the transistion from steam to diesel in Brisbane Queensland.Ill, maps, p.44.non-fictionA pictorial of the transistion from steam to diesel in Brisbane Queensland.locomotives - queensland - history, railroad operations - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Mitchell, Ken, Farewell Old Chums, 1988
... Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division... locomotive of the Queensland Railways. Mitchell, Ken Australian ...A pictorial tribute to the 1200 and 1250 classes of diesel electric locomotive of the Queensland Railways.ill, p.36.non-fictionA pictorial tribute to the 1200 and 1250 classes of diesel electric locomotive of the Queensland Railways.diesel locomotives - australia - history, diesel locomotives - queensland - history -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing - to Wal Jack, C Roy G Field, "Mossman Steam Tramway", 8-9-1941
Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often prepared extensive drawings for him. This detailed drawing is by Roy Field who swapped many photographs with Wal Jack. The drawing details the railway or narrow gauge (2') tramway that served Mossman and Port Douglas, Queensland. Most of this is now used for cane trains, though a small tourist operations runs out of Port Douglas. Details of Roy are included record 8561.Demonstrates some of the correspondence that Wal Jack received from around the world and that of Roy Field.Drawing - pen and ink red and black on foolscap sheet of the "Mossman Steam Tramway"letters, wal jack, tramways, drawings, roy field, railways, mossman, port douglas, narrow guage -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Badge, ATEA (Tramways Union), c1920
The Union commenced as the Australian Tramway Employees Association in 1910. Changed its name in 1934 to the "Aust Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association" so as to incorporate bus drivers of motor omnibuses. Union members were issued with badges to indicate their membership. They were permitted to be worn on their uniforms. See item 5943 for another example. Wearing of Union badges in Brisbane Tramways was a major source of industrial action in 2012 - see "One American too many" by David Burke, published 2012 by the Queensland Museum.Demonstrates a badge issued to members of the ATEABadge - Australian Tramway Employees Association (Tramways Union) badge. Badge made on a brass backing with words "Australian Tramway Employees Association" on outer edge of badge with a royal blue enamel background. In centre of badge has the Australian coat of arms with a railway type spoke wheel above the logo and underneath the coat of arms the words "Federated Australia" in a banner. tramways, trams, badges, personnel, unions, employees, atea -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Browning, John et al, Australian Sugar Industry Locomotives, 1978
A short history of narrow gauge sugar cane tramway locomotives used in Australia... predominantly in Queensland.index, ill, maps, p.56.non-fictionA short history of narrow gauge sugar cane tramway locomotives used in Australia... predominantly in Queensland.sugar tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Flint, Edward John, Servant of Fairymead QGR in the Isis Canefields, 2008
A short history of 3'6" sugar cane railway from the Fairymead sugar mill and the Isis branch line in the Bundaberg area of Queensland. Based on the 1948-1956 experience of QR Driver G.C.Rose.ill, maps, p.32.non-fictionA short history of 3'6" sugar cane railway from the Fairymead sugar mill and the Isis branch line in the Bundaberg area of Queensland. Based on the 1948-1956 experience of QR Driver G.C.Rose.sugar tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Flint, Edward John, The Dieselization of the Railways of the Queensland Sugar Mills, 2015
... The Dieselization of the Railways of the Queensland Sugar... of Queensland ill, maps, p.123. The Dieselization of the Railways ...A history of dieselizing the sugar can tramways of Queenslandill, maps, p.123.non-fictionA history of dieselizing the sugar can tramways of Queenslandsugar tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Flint, Edward John, The Dieselization of the Railways of the Queensland Sugar Mills, 2015
... The Dieselization of the Railways of the Queensland Sugar... of Queensland ill, maps, p.140. The Dieselization of the Railways ...A history of dieselizing the sugar can tramways of Queenslandill, maps, p.140.non-fictionA history of dieselizing the sugar can tramways of Queenslandsugar tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Flint, Edward John, The Dieselization of the Railways of the Queensland Sugar Mills, 2015
... The Dieselization of the Railways of the Queensland Sugar... of Queensland ill, maps, p.131. The Dieselization of the Railways ...A history of dieselizing the sugar can tramways of Queenslandill, maps, p.131.non-fictionA history of dieselizing the sugar can tramways of Queenslandsugar tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Flint, Edward John, The Dieselization of the Railways of the Queensland Sugar Mills, 2015
... The Dieselization of the Railways of the Queensland Sugar... of Queensland ill, maps, p.135. The Dieselization of the Railways ...A history of dieselizing the sugar can tramways of Queenslandill, maps, p.135.non-fictionA history of dieselizing the sugar can tramways of Queenslandsugar tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Flint, Edward John, The Locomotives of Fairymead Sugar Mill 1882-2004, 2008
... Sugar tramways - Queensland - history industrial railroads ...A list of the steam and diesel locomotives that worked on the narrow gauge Fairymead sugar mill railways near Bundaberg in Queensland between 1882 & 2004.index, ill, maps, p.210.non-fictionA list of the steam and diesel locomotives that worked on the narrow gauge Fairymead sugar mill railways near Bundaberg in Queensland between 1882 & 2004.sugar tramways - queensland - history, industrial railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Stocks, Ian et al, Salute to the Hudswells, 2014
The story of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's narrow gauge steam locomotives built by the Hudswell Clarke company for Queensland and Fiji.index, ill, maps, p.140.non-fictionThe story of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's narrow gauge steam locomotives built by the Hudswell Clarke company for Queensland and Fiji.industrial railroads - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Taylor, Colin, Australia By Rail, 1988
From the vast emptiness of the Nullarbor Plain, on the longest straight rail line in the world, to the twisting tracks of outback Queensland and the rainforests of the north, Australia's railways offer a rich variety of contrasting experiences. Taking the train is an ideal way to explore the continent in comfort and style. Features include: fully revised fifth edition- updated and expanded: with seventy maps including the new Ghan extension to Darwin, rail travel for all budgets--from the five-star luxury of the Great South Pacific Express to economy sleeping berths for budget-conscious travellers, plus full details of the Austrailpass and other passes and ticket bargains, railway route guides with seventy rail maps--all main lines and branches, what to look out for when travelling, and where to stop, railway history--and the battle for the survival of rail in Australia, city guides and maps--the best sights, recommended hotels, and restaurants in many stops along the lines; with extensive sections on Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, and Canberra.ill, maps, p.144.non-fictionFrom the vast emptiness of the Nullarbor Plain, on the longest straight rail line in the world, to the twisting tracks of outback Queensland and the rainforests of the north, Australia's railways offer a rich variety of contrasting experiences. Taking the train is an ideal way to explore the continent in comfort and style. Features include: fully revised fifth edition- updated and expanded: with seventy maps including the new Ghan extension to Darwin, rail travel for all budgets--from the five-star luxury of the Great South Pacific Express to economy sleeping berths for budget-conscious travellers, plus full details of the Austrailpass and other passes and ticket bargains, railway route guides with seventy rail maps--all main lines and branches, what to look out for when travelling, and where to stop, railway history--and the battle for the survival of rail in Australia, city guides and maps--the best sights, recommended hotels, and restaurants in many stops along the lines; with extensive sections on Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, and Canberra.railroad travel -- australia -- guidebooks, railroad travel -- australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Armstrong, John et al, The Innisfail Tramway, 1973
... Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division...Light railways - Australia - history Narrow gauge railroads ...The story of the history and development of the Geraldton Shire Tramway and the Mourilyan tramway of North Queenslandill, maps, p.96.non-fictionThe story of the history and development of the Geraldton Shire Tramway and the Mourilyan tramway of North Queenslandlight railways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads -- australia -- queensland -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Light Railway Research Society of Australia et al, Rocky Bluff to Denmark, 1978
The Light Railway Research Society of Australia's book on the Rocky Bluff to Denmark timber Tramway in Queensland.ill, maps, p.65.non-fictionThe Light Railway Research Society of Australia's book on the Rocky Bluff to Denmark timber Tramway in Queensland.light railways - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Light Railway Research Society of Australia et al, The Beaudesert Shire Tramway, 1980
... of Australia's book about the Beaudesert Shire Railway in Queensland. ill ...The Light Railway Research Society of Australia's book about the Beaudesert Shire Railway in Queensland.ill, maps, p.70.non-fictionThe Light Railway Research Society of Australia's book about the Beaudesert Shire Railway in Queensland.light railways - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Light Railway Research Society of Australia, Munro's Hampton Tramway, 1978
The Light Railway Research Society of Australia's magazine on the Munro Hampton timber Tramway in Queensland.ill, maps, p.18.non-fictionThe Light Railway Research Society of Australia's magazine on the Munro Hampton timber Tramway in Queensland.light railways - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Joynes, Kevin, The Sunshine Route: A Lineside Guide
... Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division... Route' Queensland Government railway from Brisbane to Cairns ...A lineside guide to the 'Sunshine Route' Queensland Government railway from Brisbane to Cairns.ill, maps, p.50.non-fictionA lineside guide to the 'Sunshine Route' Queensland Government railway from Brisbane to Cairns.railroad operations - queensland - history, railroad construction - queensland - history -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Vehicle - Tip Dray, Prior to 1930s
A Dray is a type of dead axle wagon that was used to transport heavy loads or objects. They had a flat level floor and while some had no sides, others had box bodies and sides. Tip Drays (also known as Tip Carts, Muck Cart, Scotch Cart, Tumbrel or Putt in different parts of England) were smaller than other drays as their loads were heavy and usually only pulled by one horse. Their basic design included two wheels, a tipping body and shafts. The Tip Dray has a unique mechanism that allows the top to tip backwards to tip the load out of the back of the dray. The tipper was activated by a handle at the front allowing the driver to operate it while still having control over the horse. A Tip Dray was an indispensable piece of equipment in the days before tractors and mechanical trucks. They were used by farmers and carters to transport hay, rocks, bricks, gravel and rubbish etc. and because they were useful for dumping loads, they were favoured for use in road and railway construction. A photo in the collection of the Lorne Historical Society shows a tipping dray being used during the construction of the Great Ocean Road. They were part of the daily street traffic in towns and cities around Australia from the early days of settlement. In Australia in the early 1900's, carters began to join unions to protect their jobs and pay. N.S.W. had a "Trolley, Draymen and Carters Union", Queensland had a "Tip Dray Men's Association" and in W. A. the "Top Dray Driver's Union" had a "cessation of work" in 1911 when they were fighting for an increase in their day's wages. In 1910 a meeting of Tip Carters was held in Geelong at the Trades Hall to discuss the formation of a union (The Geelong Tip Dray Carters) which was a success and a schedule of rates for all carting, whether by contract or day labor, was fixed. By 1912 they had "labelled" more than 50 drays and had representatives on the "Trades Hall and Eight Hours Committee". By the mid 1930's and early 1940's, tip drays were being superseded by mechanical trucks and utes. However tip drays continued to be used in some circumstances. They were a practical solution to the problem of petrol rationing during W. W. 2. It was noted in a letter to the editor in the "Sunshine Advocate" in 1938 that a positive argument for continued use of Tip Drays for rubbish collection related to the idea that a horse drawn vehicle involved with lots of stops and starts at different houses (very like a milkman's delivery route) often involved the horse "driving itself" while the driver picked up the rubbish - something a motor truck was unable to do! Another article written in August 1935 and published in the Age in a parliamentary report into the rubber industry noted "tip drays had almost disappeared and in their place, metal was carted in 5 ton motor trucks" but the report went on to say that as a part of the Government relief work (during the Great Depression) the Government had "to some extent reintroduced the tip drays so that a greater number of men would be employed". This particular tip dray was owned by Mr. Oswald (Jack) Bourke. He used it to deliver dry goods from Sunbury to the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne several times a week in the 1930's and then (between 1945 and 1962) Mr. Bourke used it on the garbage round in Springvale Victoria for the Springvale Council. The Council owned three drays and the "No. 3" painted on this dray is in recognition of its original number. After the death of Mr. Bourke in 1990, one of Mr. Bourke's sons (Andy) found the dray in a shed and restored it. The sign writing on the back and side panels were added during the restoration. This Tipping Dray is a significant example of a horse drawn vehicle that was used by workers from the early days of white settlement through to the 1940's and even into the early 1960's. It was used in a range of "working class" occupations - road construction, railway construction, carting goods, rubbish collection etc. and would have been found in cities, country towns and on farms.A wooden and metal tipping dray with a box body and four sides. It has two iron and wooden wheels (with 14 spokes), two wooden shafts and a metal tipping mechanism. The back panel folds down to allow loads to be dumped out. It is painted in green and cream with sign writing on one of the sides and on the front and back panels. It features decorative painted lines and designs in burgundy, cream and light blue on most of the wooden parts. The tipping mechanism is on the front of the dray's left side and consists of a metal pin secured with a metal ring, and a lever.Front of dray - "No. 3" Side of dray - "A. & M. BOURKE / Contractors / LONGWARRY" Back of dray - "G.T. ANDREWS / QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET - Stand C23 / Phone DANDENONG 225"flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, tipping dray, dray, tip dray, tip cart, vehicles, horse drawn vehicle, springvale council, jack bourke, muck cart, scotch cart, tumbrel, putt, box body, oswald bourke, sunbury, queen victoria market, melbourne, no. 3 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Richardson, J, Along the Line in Queensland
... on the Queensland Government Railways. ill, p.43. Along the Line ...Pictorial history of steam locomotives on the Queensland Government Railways.ill, p.43.non-fictionPictorial history of steam locomotives on the Queensland Government Railways.railroads - queensland - history, steam locomotives - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division, Brunswick Street, Bowen Hills and Beyond, 1988
... Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division... construction - Queensland - history A history of the railways ...A history of the railways in the northern suburbs of Brisbane in Queensland.index, ill, p.128.non-fictionA history of the railways in the northern suburbs of Brisbane in Queensland.railroad operations - queensland - history, railroad construction - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Webber, Brian, Rail Enthusiasts Guide to Brisbane, 1986
... Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division... - Queensland - history A guide to railway locations for railway ...A guide to railway locations for railway enthusiasts visiting Brisbane in Queensland.ill, maps, p.52.non-fictionA guide to railway locations for railway enthusiasts visiting Brisbane in Queensland.railroad operations - queensland - history, railroads - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Morgan, Robert K, Lahey's Canungra Tramway, 2000
A history of the 3'6" Lahey's Canungra Tramway south of Brisbane in Queensland.ill, maps, p.32.non-fictionA history of the 3'6" Lahey's Canungra Tramway south of Brisbane in Queensland. railroad construction - queensland - history, railroad operations - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Rackemann, Neville, Sweat Steam and Soot: Commemorating Bundaberg's Railway Centenary 1888-1988, 1988
A history of the railway from Brisbane to Bundaberg in Queensland to commemorate the centenary 1888-1988.ill, p.64.non-fictionA history of the railway from Brisbane to Bundaberg in Queensland to commemorate the centenary 1888-1988.railroad construction - queensland - history, railroad operations - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Webber, Brian, Rail Enthusiasts Guide to South East Brisbane, 1994
... Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division... - Queensland - history A guide to railway locations for railway ...A guide to railway locations for railway enthusiasts visiting the south eastern suburbs of Brisbane & the Gold Coast in Queensland.ill, maps, p.80.non-fictionA guide to railway locations for railway enthusiasts visiting the south eastern suburbs of Brisbane & the Gold Coast in Queensland.railroad operations - queensland - history, railroads - queensland - history