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Victorian Railway History Library
Houghton, Norm, The Onion Line: A History of the Colac to Alvie Railway 1923-1954, 2012
... Railroad construction - Victoria - history...Railroad construction - Victoria - history Railroad ...A brief history of the railway from Colac to Alvie in Victoria from 1923 to 1954.ill, maps, p.20.non-fictionA brief history of the railway from Colac to Alvie in Victoria from 1923 to 1954.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Glen Eira Historical Society Inc, Alone the line: Caulfield to Oakleigh rail stories, 2019
... Railroad construction - Victoria - history...Railroad construction - Victoria - history Railroad ...A history of the Caulfield to Oakleigh railway line in Melbourne Victoria.index, ill, maps, p.196.non-fictionA history of the Caulfield to Oakleigh railway line in Melbourne Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Ballan Shire historical Society, Direct Line Centenary 1889-1989 the opening of the Ballan-Bacchus Marsh Railway, 1989
... Railroad construction - Victoria - history...Railroad construction - Victoria - history Ballarat railway ...A history of the railway from Ballan to Bacchus Marsh to celebrate the centenary of the opening in 1889.ill, p.23.non-fictionA history of the railway from Ballan to Bacchus Marsh to celebrate the centenary of the opening in 1889.railroad construction - victoria - history, ballarat railway - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Fiddian, Marc, Rails to Williamstown, 2001
... Railroad construction - Victoria - history...Railroad construction - Victoria - history Geelong railway ...A brief history of the railway to Williamstown in Melbourne Victoria.index, ill, p.60.non-fictionA brief history of the railway to Williamstown in Melbourne Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, geelong railway - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Cauchi, Mark, Rails by the sea, 2021
... Railroad construction - Victoria - history...Railroad construction - Victoria - history railroad bridges ...The remarkable story of Kilcunda's railway history on the Nyora to Wonthaggi branch line in Victoria.index, ill, maps, p.63.non-fictionThe remarkable story of Kilcunda's railway history on the Nyora to Wonthaggi branch line in Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad bridges - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Harper, Gary, The Warburton Train: A Railway of Yesterday, 1997
... Yarra Valley railway - Victoria - history...Yarra Valley railway - Victoria - history Railroad ...A brief history of the remains of the Warburton railway from Lilydale in Melbourne.ill, p.27.non-fictionA brief history of the remains of the Warburton railway from Lilydale in Melbourne.yarra valley railway - victoria - history, railroad construction - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Turton, Keith, The North East Railway A Lineside Guide Melbourne to Wodonga, 1973
... Railroad construction - Victoria - history...Railroad construction - Victoria - history Railroad ...A lineside guide to the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria, for the North East Railway Centenary Special Train Tour on the 24th November 1973.ill, maps, p.51.non-fictionA lineside guide to the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria, for the North East Railway Centenary Special Train Tour on the 24th November 1973.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Turton, Keith, Six and a Half Inches From Destiny, 1973
... Railroad construction - Victoria - history...Railroad construction - Victoria - history Railroad ...A history of the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria from 1873 to 1973.index, ill, maps, p.133.non-fictionA history of the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria from 1873 to 1973.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Newton, Robert T, From Train Tracks... ...to Rail Trail, 2022
... Railroads - Victoria - history...Railroads - Victoria - history Rail Trails - Victoria ...A history of turning disused railway lines into rail trails for walkers and bicycles.index, ill, maps, p.270.non-fictionA history of turning disused railway lines into rail trails for walkers and bicycles.railroads - victoria - history, rail trails - victoria - history -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Map, Ballarat and Gordons Lane Plan of Land required [for railway line work]
... Bacchus Marsh Victoria History... to be in the late 1880s. Bacchus Marsh Victoria History Maddingley Victoria ...The railway line from Melbourne to Bacchus Marsh was completed in February 1887. After this date work continued to extend the line to Ballan. This map indicates a portion of land only a few hundred metres west of the Bacchus Marsh railway station which would have been among the first stages of the line to Ballan to have been constructed. This suggests the date of this map to be in the late 1880s.Single page map showing land required for railway line work near Griffith Street, Bacchus Marsh. Scale 10 chains to 1 inch. Hand-written on the map are the exact distances between Bacchus Marsh and Gordons (Gordon) and between Bacchus Marsh and Melbourne as measured from the corner of Maddingley Road and Station Street. Distances recorded are in miles, chains and links. The land required for the railway works is marked in red ink and runs through an area known as Kennedy's Gully. Part of a set of maps which are pasted into a bound volume containing 76 maps or plans in total. High resolution digital image stored on BMDHS computer network. bacchus marsh victoria history, maddingley victoria history, railway lines -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, McNicol, Steve, Vicrail Locomotives 1982, 1982
... Vicrail - Victoria - history...Vicrail - Victoria - history Locomotives - Victoria ...A brief description of the locomotives steam, diesel and electric working on or preserved by Vicrail in 1982.ill, p.16.non-fictionA brief description of the locomotives steam, diesel and electric working on or preserved by Vicrail in 1982.vicrail - victoria - history, locomotives - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Flint, Edward John, Tracks to Dieselization BR v QR 1948 - 1969, 2012
... Vicrail - Victoria - history...Vicrail - Victoria - history Locomotives - Victoria ...Comparing the dieselization of the British Railways to that of Queensland Government railways between 1948 & 1969.index, ill, maps, p.245.non-fictionComparing the dieselization of the British Railways to that of Queensland Government railways between 1948 & 1969.vicrail - victoria - history, locomotives - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Watson, Stephen et al, The Era of the 'R' class Locomotive in the Victorian Railways
... steam locomotives - Victoria- history...steam locomotives - Victoria- history R class locomotive ...A history of the R class 4-6-4 steam locomotive on the Victorian Railways.ill, p.24.non-fictionA history of the R class 4-6-4 steam locomotive on the Victorian Railways.steam locomotives - victoria- history, r class locomotive - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Electric Traction Association et al, The Electric Railways of Victoria, 1979
... Railway construction - Victoria - history...Railway construction - Victoria - history Electric trains ...A history of the electrification of the Victorian railway in Melbourne and Gippsland.index, ill, maps, p.104.non-fictionA history of the electrification of the Victorian railway in Melbourne and Gippsland.railway construction - victoria - history, electric trains - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McNicol, Steve, Preserved V.R. Steam, 1984
... steam locomotives - Victoria- history...steam locomotives - Victoria- history Preserved locomotives ...A brief pictorial history of preserved steam locomotives of the Victorian Government Railways in 1984.ill, p.32.non-fictionA brief pictorial history of preserved steam locomotives of the Victorian Government Railways in 1984.steam locomotives - victoria- history, preserved locomotives - victoria - history -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing Archive
Book - Illustrated book, Judith Bessant et al, The growth of a profession: nursing in Victoria 1930s-1980s, 1991
... Nurses - Victoria-History...A companion book to "All care and responsibility: a history... as it is an important record of the history of nursing in Victoria. It also ...This book is about nurses and nursing in Victoria from the 1930s until the 1980's. It traces the difficult steps that the nursing profession has made towards forging its identity within medicine, improving wages and conditions and the transferring of nurse education into the tertiary sector. The book culminates with the nurses' strike of 1986Illustrated book. Front cover, within a light grey border, has part of title and authors names printed in white on a green background, also on this background are illustrations of nurses' caps in graduating colour shades of green to white. Between the title and authors names is a light pink square offset on a larger dark pink rectangle. On this square the rest of the title is printed in black ink. Abbreviated title, authors and publishers name are printed in black ink on a grey background. On the back cover are printed a synopsis of the book, authors details and publishers name on a grey rectangular background, with a green bordernon-fictionThis book is about nurses and nursing in Victoria from the 1930s until the 1980's. It traces the difficult steps that the nursing profession has made towards forging its identity within medicine, improving wages and conditions and the transferring of nurse education into the tertiary sector. The book culminates with the nurses' strike of 1986nurses - victoria-history, nursing-victoria-history, royal victorian college of nursing, royal australian nursing federation-victorian branch-history -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing Archive
Book - Illustrated book, Richard Trembath et al, All care and responsibility: a history of nursing in Victoria 1850-1934, 1987
... All care and responsibility: a history of nursing in...Nursing Education-Victoria-History... history of the development of the nursing profession in Victoria ...Commencing with the rudimentary nursing arrangements of the mid 19th century Victoria, this book examines the gradual introduction of new concepts of nursing the sick and revolutionary approaches to the organisation of the nascent profession.Illustrated hardcover book with dustjacket. Book has a maroon cover with abbreviated title, authors names and illustration of a nurse in gold print on spine. Dust jacket is pink with white panels at top and bottom. Title is printed in maroon and black ink on front top panel, and authors names printed in blue ink on bottom front panel. Four portrait sketches of various nurses in small white ovals appear on the pink area of both front and back covers. Abbreviated title and authors names are printed in black ink on spine, along with coloured illustration of nurse.non-fictionCommencing with the rudimentary nursing arrangements of the mid 19th century Victoria, this book examines the gradual introduction of new concepts of nursing the sick and revolutionary approaches to the organisation of the nascent profession.royal australian nursing federation-victorian branch-history, nursing education-victoria-history, nurses-victoria-history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Vicrail Public Relations, Power Parade Vicrail Public Relations, 1981
... Locomotives - Victoria - history...Locomotives - Victoria - history steam locomotives ...A brief history of the locomotives operating on the Victorian government railways up to 1981.ill, p.72.non-fictionA brief history of the locomotives operating on the Victorian government railways up to 1981.locomotives - victoria - history, steam locomotives - victoria- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Victorian Railways, Power Parade Victorian Railways 2nd imprint
... Locomotives - Victoria - history...Locomotives - Victoria - history steam locomotives ...A brief history of some of the locomotives operating on the Victorian government railways.ill, p.20.non-fictionA brief history of some of the locomotives operating on the Victorian government railways.locomotives - victoria - history, steam locomotives - victoria- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Victorian Railways, Centenary Edition Power Parade Victorian Railways, 1954
... Locomotives - Victoria - history...Locomotives - Victoria - history steam locomotives ...A brief history of the locomotives operating on the Victorian government railways between the years 1854 and 1954.ill, p.44.non-fictionA brief history of the locomotives operating on the Victorian government railways between the years 1854 and 1954.locomotives - victoria - history, steam locomotives - victoria- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McNicol, Steve, Vicrail Locomotives, 1981
... Diesel locomotives -- Victoria -- History...Diesel locomotives -- Victoria -- History electric ...A brief pictorial history of locomotives of the Victorian Government Railways 'Vicrail' era.ill, p.16.non-fictionA brief pictorial history of locomotives of the Victorian Government Railways 'Vicrail' era.diesel locomotives -- victoria -- history, electric locomotives - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, The New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Melbourne Easter 1973, 1973
... railroad preservation - Victoria - history...railroad preservation - Victoria - history Tourist trains ...A tour program detailing the route and travel information for the special train from Sydney to Melbourne with 3801 and 3820 run by the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum over the Easter holidays in 1973.maps, p.52.non-fictionA tour program detailing the route and travel information for the special train from Sydney to Melbourne with 3801 and 3820 run by the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum over the Easter holidays in 1973.railroad preservation - victoria - history, tourist trains - victoria - history -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing Archive
Book - Illustrated book, Jan Bassett, Nursing aide to enrolled nurse: a history of the Melbourne School for Enrolled Nurses, 1993
... Nursing Schools-Victoria-History... Schools-Victoria-History Nursing-study and teaching-Victoria ...A history of the Melbourne School for Enrolled Nurses (formerly the Melbourne Nursing Aide School) from its opening in 1950 until its closure in 1992Illustrated book with mauve cover. Title and author's name printed in white on front cover, also on front cover is a black and white photograph of "Kingsfold" 376 Toorak Rd South Yarra. Back cover has summary of book in black printnon-fictionA history of the Melbourne School for Enrolled Nurses (formerly the Melbourne Nursing Aide School) from its opening in 1950 until its closure in 1992melbourne school for enrolled nurses-history, nursing schools-victoria-history, nursing-study and teaching-victoria-history -
National Wool Museum
Book, Wool in Australia 1788 - 1988
... , Victoria, 1988. Summary history of the Australian wool industry...., Victoria, 1988. Summary history of the Australian wool industry ..."Wool in Australia 1788 - 1988", published by the Communications Department of the Australian Wool Corporation, Parkville, Victoria, 1988. Summary history of the Australian wool industry.wool - history sheep - australian, woolmark company australian wool corporation, skender, mr frank - the woolmark company, melbourne, victoria, wool - history, sheep - australian -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Fogarty, J.P, Railways and the Development of Victoria 1860-1900, 1973
... Victoria - development - history... Prahran Railroad construction - Victoria - history Victoria ...A Ph.D. thesis on the contribution of railways to the development of the state of Victoria, from 1860 to 1900.maps, p.452.non-fictionA Ph.D. thesis on the contribution of railways to the development of the state of Victoria, from 1860 to 1900.railroad construction - victoria - history, victoria - development - history -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Gippsland Heritage Journal, 1993
... Victoria history includes items on Cassilis, Maffra, Yallourn, Omeo... showcasing areas of Gippsland Victoria history includes items ...No 15 of a series of Journals showcasing areas of Gippsland Victoria history includes items on Cassilis, Maffra, Yallourn, Omeo and Tarra Valley.periodicals, township -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Banfield, Lorna L, Like the ark : the story of Ararat, 1955
... ) | King Billy Billy | Pioneers -- Victoria -- Ararat -- History... -- Victoria -- Ararat -- History | Gold mines and mining -- Victoria ...A history of the settlement of Ararat by one of the descendants. Most references to Aboriginal people in Chapter IV (scattered references elsewhere). Early relations between Kalkadoondeet (Kalkatungu) and Jajowurrung (Djadjawurrung) people and settlers. Violence and retribution reulting from tensions over the grazing and destruction of settlers, sheep and cattle which had overrun their waterholes and hunting groungs. Numbers and names of some Aboriginal people killed in the Ararat region. Establishment of rival 'sheep stations' by the Djadjawurrung people led by King Billy Billy.202 p. :ill ; 22 cmA history of the settlement of Ararat by one of the descendants. Most references to Aboriginal people in Chapter IV (scattered references elsewhere). Early relations between Kalkadoondeet (Kalkatungu) and Jajowurrung (Djadjawurrung) people and settlers. Violence and retribution reulting from tensions over the grazing and destruction of settlers, sheep and cattle which had overrun their waterholes and hunting groungs. Numbers and names of some Aboriginal people killed in the Ararat region. Establishment of rival 'sheep stations' by the Djadjawurrung people led by King Billy Billy.ararat (w vic sj54-08) | western district (w vic sj54-07) | king billy billy | pioneers -- victoria -- ararat -- history | gold mines and mining -- victoria -- history | colonisation | food | settlement and contacts - settlers | race relations - violent - massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - to 1900 | economic sectors - agriculture and horticulture - pastoral industry - sheep and wool | djadja wurrung / dyadyawurrung / dja dja wrung people (s31.1) (vic sj54-04) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document, Riot at Ballaarat : report of the Board of Enquiry appointed to enquire into circumstances connected with the late disturbance at Ballaarat ; together with The evidence taken by the Board, 1854
... Gold mines and mining -- Victoria -- Ballarat -- History... -- Victoria -- Ballarat -- History -- Sources Ballarat (Vic ...Parliamentary paper (Victoria. Parliament) ; 1854, A. no. 27. "Laid upon the Council table by the Colonial Secretary...and ordered to be printed 21st November, 1854." At head of title: 1854 Victoria. Chairman: Sturt, E.P.S. Cover title. No. 1 of 15 entitled : [Eureka Stockade : a series of 15 reports on the riot at Ballaarat.Melbourne : John Ferres, Govt. Printer, 1854 xv, 22 p. ; 35 cm.non-fictionParliamentary paper (Victoria. Parliament) ; 1854, A. no. 27. "Laid upon the Council table by the Colonial Secretary...and ordered to be printed 21st November, 1854." At head of title: 1854 Victoria. Chairman: Sturt, E.P.S. Cover title. No. 1 of 15 entitled : [Eureka Stockade : a series of 15 reports on the riot at Ballaarat. eureka stockade, ballarat, vic., 1854 -- history -- sources, gold mines and mining -- victoria -- ballarat -- history -- sources, ballarat (vic.) -- history -- sources, victoria -- history -- 1851-1891 -- sources -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Book, Gelding Street Press, Abalone pioneers : the Untold Stories of the Victorian Western Zone Divers, 2019
... western abalone divers association (victoria) -- history.... association (victoria) -- history. divers -- victoria western ...“Abalone Pioneers is the Australian story of the divers, deckhands, researchers and processors who established and developed the zone's abalone industry. The book chronicles the amateur fisherman of the 1950s and the hazy crazy tribe of ‘scruffy longhairs’, who were attracted by the hedonistic lifestyle and fantastic profits in the 1960s, to the professional enterprise of today. It charts the development of the Victorian Western Abalone Divers Association and it role managing and protecting the Victorian Western Zone’s resources, and explores the successful diver-led commercial processors. Illustrated with over 100 historical photographs and featuring over 50 interviews, Abalone Pioneers is an exuberant and fascinating account of the establishment of one of Australia’s valuable but little-known fisheries.”--Back cover.224 pages, 19 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour facsimiles, colour portraits ; 27 cm.non-fiction“Abalone Pioneers is the Australian story of the divers, deckhands, researchers and processors who established and developed the zone's abalone industry. The book chronicles the amateur fisherman of the 1950s and the hazy crazy tribe of ‘scruffy longhairs’, who were attracted by the hedonistic lifestyle and fantastic profits in the 1960s, to the professional enterprise of today. It charts the development of the Victorian Western Abalone Divers Association and it role managing and protecting the Victorian Western Zone’s resources, and explores the successful diver-led commercial processors. Illustrated with over 100 historical photographs and featuring over 50 interviews, Abalone Pioneers is an exuberant and fascinating account of the establishment of one of Australia’s valuable but little-known fisheries.”--Back cover.western abalone divers association (victoria) -- history., divers -- victoria, western -- biography., abalone fisheries -- victoria, western -- history., abalone industry -- victoria, fishers -- victoria, abalones., fisheries -- victoria., sports & active outdoor recreation., local history., abalones -- victoria, western., abalone industry -- australia., deep diving., fisheries -- australia -- victoria., victoria, victoria., australian, book -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, James, Ken et al, A History of the Redesdale Railway Line 1891-1954, 2014
... Railroads -- Victoria -- Redesdale -- History...Railroad construction - Victoria - history Railroads ...A comprehensive history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Kyneton to Redesdale in Victoria from 1891 to 1954.index, ill, maps, p.238.non-fictionA comprehensive history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Kyneton to Redesdale in Victoria from 1891 to 1954.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroads -- victoria -- redesdale -- history