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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Preston, R.G, Green Diesels: The 40 and 41 Class, 1997
... diesel locomotives - Australia - history... locomotives - Australia - history A history of the green diesel ...A history of the green diesel electric locomotives, the 40 and 41 class on the New South Wales Railways.ill, p.184.non-fictionA history of the green diesel electric locomotives, the 40 and 41 class on the New South Wales Railways.diesel locomotives - new south wales - history, diesel locomotives - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McNicol, Steve, Locomotives of the Silverton Tramway, 1990
... Locomotives - South Australia - history... Prahran Locomotives - South Australia - history Silverton Tramway ...A history of the locomotives that worked on the privately owned Silverton Tramway from South Australia to New South Wales.ill, p.12.non-fictionA history of the locomotives that worked on the privately owned Silverton Tramway from South Australia to New South Wales.locomotives - south australia - history, silverton tramway - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Carter, Mark et al, South Australian Diesel Pictorial the 80s, 1990
... Locomotives - South Australia - history... Prahran Locomotives - South Australia - history diesel locomotives ...A history of diesel locomotives on the Australian National network in South Australia in the 1980s.ill, maps, p.94.non-fictionA history of diesel locomotives on the Australian National network in South Australia in the 1980s.locomotives - south australia - history, diesel locomotives - commonwealth railways - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Fluck, Robert et al, Locomotives of the Commonweath Railways, 1972
... Locomotives - South Australia - history... Prahran Locomotives - South Australia - history Locomotives ...A history of steam & diesel locomotives on the Commonwealth Railways narrow gauge and standard gauge.ill, p.68.non-fictionA history of steam & diesel locomotives on the Commonwealth Railways narrow gauge and standard gauge.locomotives - south australia - history, locomotives - commonwealth railways - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Tronson, Mark, Footplate Yarns of Old, 1997
... railroad operations - Australia - history... Prahran railroad operations - Australia - history Australian ...Reminiscences of railway workers on the railways of Australia.ill, p.128.non-fictionReminiscences of railway workers on the railways of Australia.railroad operations - australia - history, australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sharland, Michael, Vintage Railways, 1983
... Railroad pictorial - Australia and New Zealand - history... Prahran Railroad pictorial - Australia and New Zealand - history ...A pictorial history of railways in Australia both government and private.ill, p.68.non-fictionA pictorial history of railways in Australia both government and private.railroad pictorial - australia and new zealand - history, railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Harvey, James Young, Mercy Trains: Australian Army Ambulance Trains in World War II, 2001
... Hospital trains -- Australia -- History... trains -- Australia -- History A history of ambulance trains run ...A history of ambulance trains run for the Australian Army during World War 2.index, ill, maps, p.280.non-fictionA history of ambulance trains run for the Australian Army during World War 2.world war, 1939-1945 -- medical care -- australia, hospital trains -- australia -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Bromby, Robin, Australian Name Trains of the '70s, 1982
... railroad operations - Australia - history... - Australia - history Details of the Australian mainline passenger ...Details of the Australian mainline passenger trains carrying names, operating in the 1970s.ill, p.64.non-fictionDetails of the Australian mainline passenger trains carrying names, operating in the 1970s.railroad passenger trains - australia, railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Tronson, Mark, Tales of the Footplate: Australian Locomotive Enginemen's Stories and Anecdotes, 1988
... railroad operations - Australia - history... - history Stories and anecdotes from railway men on the Australian ...Stories and anecdotes from railway men on the Australian railways. Published in celebration of Australia's bicentennial.Ill, p.159.non-fictionStories and anecdotes from railway men on the Australian railways. Published in celebration of Australia's bicentennial.australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections., railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Tronson, Mark, Ripping Good Railway Yarns, 1991
... railroad operations - Australia - history... - history Stories and anecdotes from railway men on the Australian ...Stories and anecdotes from railway men on the Australian railways. Published in celebration of Australia's bicentennial.Ill, p.159.non-fictionStories and anecdotes from railway men on the Australian railways. Published in celebration of Australia's bicentennial.australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections., railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Clark, Howard, The Australian Tram, 1969
... Trams - Australia - history... Prahran Trams - Australia - history Trams - Australia - pictorial ...Brief details of the trams and tramway systems around Australia up to 1969.ill, p.44.non-fictionBrief details of the trams and tramway systems around Australia up to 1969.trams - australia - history, trams - australia - pictorial -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Brimson, Samuel, The Tramways of Australia, 1983
... Trams - Australia - history... Prahran Trams - Australia - history Trams - Australia - pictorial ...A pictorial history of the trams and tramway systems in Australiaill, p.223.non-fictionA pictorial history of the trams and tramway systems in Australiatrams - australia - history, trams - australia - pictorial -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McCarthy, K, The Corrimal Colliery Railway, 1978
... Coal railways - Australia - history... Prahran Coal railways - Australia - history Illawarra District ...A brief history of the narrow gauge colliery railway at Corrimal in the Illawarra of New South Wales.ill, maps, p.43.non-fictionA brief history of the narrow gauge colliery railway at Corrimal in the Illawarra of New South Wales.coal railways - australia - history, illawarra district - railways - history -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book - Australian Nurses since Nightingale 1860-1990
... Nursing -- Australia -- History...Nursing -- Australia -- History Nursing -- Victoria ...Elizabeth Burchill's wide experience and her feeling for the history of modern nursing lie behind "Australian Nurses Since Nightingale". This book is an appreciation of the spirit of modern nursing - first seen on the Crimean battle-fields, and continuing today in the automated and computerised wards of our modern hospitals.21 cm H; 258 p: Bibliog.: indexnon-fictionElizabeth Burchill's wide experience and her feeling for the history of modern nursing lie behind "Australian Nurses Since Nightingale". This book is an appreciation of the spirit of modern nursing - first seen on the Crimean battle-fields, and continuing today in the automated and computerised wards of our modern hospitals.nursing -- australia -- history, nursing -- victoria -- history, elizabeth burchill -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Windsor, Gerard, All Day Long the Noise of Battle: An Australian attack in Vietnam
... Soldiers -- Australia -- History... Australian Soldiers -- Australia -- History North Vietnamese Bunker ...During the Tet Offensive in Vietnan in February 1968 and Australian infamtry company assaulted a North Vietnamese bunker complex. In the longest sustained attack fought by Australians during the Vietnam War the soldiers were forward again and again over three days. Yet the battle passed without any notice in Australia at the time, and the men who fought it were further insulted by higher command's apparent failure to acknowlede what they had done.During the Tet Offensive in Vietnan in February 1968 and Australian infamtry company assaulted a North Vietnamese bunker complex. In the longest sustained attack fought by Australians during the Vietnam War the soldiers were forward again and again over three days. Yet the battle passed without any notice in Australia at the time, and the men who fought it were further insulted by higher command's apparent failure to acknowlede what they had done.tet offensive, 1968, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- participation, australian, soldiers -- australia -- history, north vietnamese bunker -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, McCullough, Colleen, Roden Cutler, V.C.: The Biography
... Australia - History...Victoria Cross Australia - History Military Sir Roden ...Roden Culter's list of honours is long and impressive, but it is his sole decoration, The Victoria Cross, that marks him as a hero.Roden Culter's list of honours is long and impressive, but it is his sole decoration, The Victoria Cross, that marks him as a hero.victoria cross, australia - history, military, sir roden cutler vc -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Fiddian, Marc, Australasia's Tramways, 2002
... Trams - Australia - history...Trams - Australia - history Trams - New Zealand - history ...A brief history of tramways in Australia and New Zealandindex, ills, p.80. A brief history of tramways in Australia and New Zealandtrams - australia - history, trams - new zealand - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Dunn, John, Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering Vol 1, 2006
... Engineering - Australia - history... - Australia - history Volume 1 of a comprehensive history ...Volume 1 of a comprehensive history of the Commonwealth Engineering firm in Sydney and the rail and road vehicles they built from 1921 to 1955index, ill, maps, p.316. Volume 1 of a comprehensive history of the Commonwealth Engineering firm in Sydney and the rail and road vehicles they built from 1921 to 1955commonwealth engineering co - history, engineering - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Bayley, William, Tunnels on Australian Railways, 1972
... Railway tunnels - Australia - history...Railway tunnels - Australia - history Railway construction ...A history of railway tunnels in Australiaill, maps, p.64.non-fictionA history of railway tunnels in Australiarailway tunnels - australia - history, railway construction - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Bayley, William, Viaducts on Australian Railways
... Railway viaducts - Australia - history... - Australia - history A history of railway viaducts in Australia ill ...A history of railway viaducts in Australiaill, maps, p.64.non-fictionA history of railway viaducts in Australiarailway construction - australia, railway viaducts - australia - history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HILDA HILL COLLECTION: BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS, 1917-1922
... AUSTRALIA History post war life Hilda Hill Personal ...Series of Black & White Photos Total 8 Hill Family & Friends during the final years of World War I and into the touring boom of the 1920s. Lady dressed in all white, with dark coloured scarf over her shoulder, parasol in her right hand, in conversation with The Dean January 28th 1918.Oval photo of young girl dressed in dark skirt and white blouse in bush setting with trees in background, photo not very clear, 'Durvol' Kyneton 1918. Mollie & Babe Railway Reserve Kyneton, girl in light coloured dress reclining on the ground, other girl in kneeling position wears dark skirt and white blouse, palm tree to the left background, further back is paling fence, shrubbery to the right background, 1918. Horse & 4 wheeled Gig, man seated wears a dark suit with white shirt and dark tie, horse appears to be a grey colour, background shows bull nose veranda roof and part of a house gable, tree in framework on nature strip. Nell wearing a dark skirt and white top, right hand touching a shrub, white structure in the background, 'The Ranch' Eppalock November 1918. Botanical Gardens group photo, six young ladies, one wearing a vertical striped dress, three wear dark dresses with white blouses, two wear white blouses and dark skirts, one black hat and three light coloured, light hat in right foreground, January 1919. Jack & Mick in dark suits, white shirts, striped ties, shrubbery in the background, long trousers 'The Ranch' Eppalock January 14th 1917. two young ladies in all white, one holding a hat, young boy in dark clothing white shirt and dark tie, holding long stick, large shrub in the background, 'The Pines' Kyneton January 1919.Hilda Hill Personal Collectionaustralia, history, post war life -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HILDA HILL COLLECTION: BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS
... AUSTRALIA History post war life Hilda Hill Personal ...Hilda Hill Collection. Combination Sepia & Black & White Photos Double Sided Card Total of 8 depicting family life towards the end of the First World War in 1918 up until July 1924. A comparison exists between life at 'The Ranch' ? In Eppalock in 1918 versus life at 'The Ranch' in 1924. lady standing at the front of the house with left arm raised to shade her eyes dressed in a dark coloured dress, light coloured cover on chair in background at 'the Ranch' June 1918. Oval black and white photo of Doreen at Durvol, dressed in black skirt and white shirt with black school? Tie June 1918. Proud parents with baby sitting in pram, both p[parents are wearing dark coloured hats dark clothing and white shirts, pram is boat style body with large rear wheels and smaller front wheels. White picket fence in background, May 1918. Also on this page is a reference to 'The Ranch' July 1924 in white, but no photo. Claire and Doreen sitting on lawn area, small garden to left, row of decorative plants in semi circle, dead tree centre background and other trees to left and right background, S.H.L.C. 24 Sept 1918. Boys' Flag Drill - repatriation Upper Reserve 19 October 1918. Group of people, all but one females, all in white at No. 7 reservoir happy 9 January 1919. Al and Marie sitting, Al in all white and hatless, Marie in white blouse and black waistcoat with black tie, foreground shows large rocks, background has trees in distance, No.7 reservoir 9 January 1919. Childrens folk dance at Upper Reserve, All children dressed in white, large round hat in foreground, and suited man in hat walking past 19 October 10918.Hilda Hill Personal Collectionaustralia, history, post war life -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Yule, Peter, The Long Shadow: Australia's Vietnam Veterans Since The War. (Copy 1), 2020
... Veterans - Australia - History...Veterans - Australia - History Vietnam War 1961-1975 ...The medical and psychological legacies of the Vietnam War are major and continuing issues for veterans, their families and he community, yet the facts about the impact of Agent Orange, post-traumatic stress disorder and other long-term health aspects are little understood.The medical and psychological legacies of the Vietnam War are major and continuing issues for veterans, their families and he community, yet the facts about the impact of Agent Orange, post-traumatic stress disorder and other long-term health aspects are little understood.veterans - australia - history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, veterans – australia – mental health, agent orange, 1961-1975 - medical care - vietnam, psychology -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Darlington, Robert, Sudan to Vietnam (Copy 1)
... Australia - History...War photography Australia - History Military - Pictorial ...In 1985 Australians had cause to remember two events in their history. On Sunday 3 March troops paraded through Sydney commemoraing the century of the departure of the New South Wales Coningent, Australia's first overseas force, to the Sudan War. Anzac Day 1985 also coincided with the tenth anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the most recent war in which Australia had been involved, the Vietnam War.In 1985 Australians had cause to remember two events in their history. On Sunday 3 March troops paraded through Sydney commemoraing the century of the departure of the New South Wales Coningent, Australia's first overseas force, to the Sudan War. Anzac Day 1985 also coincided with the tenth anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the most recent war in which Australia had been involved, the Vietnam War.war photography, australia - history, military - pictorial works, colonial wars, sudan, south africa, china, first world war, second world war, korea, malaya, borneo, vietnam, fall of saigon -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Richard Reid, Just wanted to be there : Australian service nurses 1899-1999, 1999
... Australian Nurses Australia history conflicts Boer War WWI ...Information about nurses involved in conflicts from 1899-1999 including case studies on specific nurses experiences.Peach, black and white covers with photograph of a nurse standing by two beds with mosquito netsnon-fictionInformation about nurses involved in conflicts from 1899-1999 including case studies on specific nurses experiences.australian nurses, australia, history, conflicts, boer war, wwi, world war one, ww2, ww1, wwii, world war two, post 1945 -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Richard Reid, Just wanted to be there : Australian service nurses 1899-1999, 1999
... Australian Nurses Australia history conflicts Boer War WWI ...Information about nurses involved in conflicts from 1899-1999 including case studies on specific nurses experiences.Peach, black and white covers with photograph of a nurse standing by two beds with mosquito netsnon-fictionInformation about nurses involved in conflicts from 1899-1999 including case studies on specific nurses experiences.australian nurses, australia, history, conflicts, boer war, wwi, world war one, ww2, ww1, wwii, world war two, post 1945 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - COBB & CO, 3rd July 1971
... AUSTRALIA History cobb & co coaches Herald July 3rd 1971 ...Newspaper article Bendigo Advertiser July 3rd, 1971m titled ' Cobb struck it rich'. Article describes enterprise of Freeman Cobb and the development of Cobb & Co.,Herald July 3rd 1971.australia, history, cobb & co coaches -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Webber, Brian, Railway Tunnels in Queensland, 1997
... Railway tunnels - Australia - history... - Australia - history A history of railway tunnels in Queensland both ...A history of railway tunnels in Queensland both government and private railways and tramways.ill, p.64.A history of railway tunnels in Queensland both government and private railways and tramways.railway construction - queensland - history, railway tunnels - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Stewien, Ronald, One Rusty Rail, 1973
... Narrow gauge railroads - South Australia - history... - South Australia - history A history of the narrow gauge 3'6 ...A history of the narrow gauge 3'6" and broad gauge 5'3" railways in South-East South Australia centered on Naracoorte and Mt Gambier.ill, maps, p.65.A history of the narrow gauge 3'6" and broad gauge 5'3" railways in South-East South Australia centered on Naracoorte and Mt Gambier.railway construction - australia, narrow gauge railroads - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Commonwealth Railways Stirling North - Maree Railway, 1957
... North Australia Railway - Australia - history... - Australia - history A commemorative booklet to mark the start ...A commemorative booklet to mark the start of the building of the standard gauge railway from Stirling North to Maree on 27th July 1957.ill, maps, p.16.A commemorative booklet to mark the start of the building of the standard gauge railway from Stirling North to Maree on 27th July 1957.railway construction - australia, north australia railway - australia - history