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Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Stewien, Ronald et al, 500 The 4-8-2 and 4-8-4 Locomotives of the South Australian Railways, 1979
A history of the 500 class 4-8-2 & 4-8-4 steam locomotive & the 520 streamlined 4-8-4 on the South Australian Government Railways.ill, p.46non-fictionA history of the 500 class 4-8-2 & 4-8-4 steam locomotive & the 520 streamlined 4-8-4 on the South Australian Government Railways. steam locomotives - south australia - history, 500 class steam locomotive - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Stewien, Ronald et al, The '700' Series Locomotives of the South Australian Railways, 1979
A history of the 700 & 710 class 2-8-2 & the 720 2-8-4 steam locomotive on the South Australian Government Railways.ill, p.52non-fictionA history of the 700 & 710 class 2-8-2 & the 720 2-8-4 steam locomotive on the South Australian Government Railways. steam locomotives - south australia - history, 700 series steam locomotives - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Stewien, Ronald et al, 600 The Pacific Locomotives of the South Australian Railways, 1971
A history of the 600 class 4-6-2 steam locomotive on the South Australian Government Railways.ill, p.46non-fictionA history of the 600 class 4-6-2 steam locomotive on the South Australian Government Railways. steam locomotives - south australia - history, 600 class steam locomotive - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Stewien, Ronald, 621 A Steam Locomotive Reborn, 1972
A history of the 620 class 4-6-2 steam locomotive on the South Australian Government Railways.ill, p.52non-fictionA history of the 620 class 4-6-2 steam locomotive on the South Australian Government Railways. steam locomotives - south australia - history, 620 class locomotive - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Colquhoun, Douglas A. et al, Proceed to Peterborough, 1970
A pictorial history of the railway at Peterborough South Australia & the 3'6" railways from Peterborough to Port Pirie, Terowie, Quorn & Cockburn.ill, maps, p.53.non-fictionA pictorial history of the railway at Peterborough South Australia & the 3'6" railways from Peterborough to Port Pirie, Terowie, Quorn & Cockburn.railroad construction - south australia - history, steam locomotives - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Fitch (Ronald John), Making Tracks - 46 years in Australian Railways, 1989
Recollections from Ron Fitch about his 46 year career on the Autralian railwaysindex, ill, maps, p.176.non-fictionRecollections from Ron Fitch about his 46 year career on the Autralian railwaysrailroad engineers -- australia -- biography, fitch, r. j. (ronald john), 1910- -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Fitch (Ronald John), Australian Railwaymen - From Cadet Engineer to Railways Commissioner, 2006
"Ron Fitch was born in 1910 into a railway family. He began his career as a 16-year-old engineering cadet and completed it, 46 years later, having worked at various times for two state railways and the Commonwealth, as Commissioner of South Australian Railways. In this book Fitch gives a vivid account not only of his career but of the camaraderie of the greater railway community, often experienced in the most trying of conditions. Fitch gives an account of laying track and the remarkable breed of men who do so, of advances in line-building techniques, of derailments and floods and washaways, of wrangles over attempts to implement standard gauge, of the politics of railways. In 2002 when 92 Fitch earned recognition from the Guinness Book of World Records when his thesis on South Australian railways made him the World's oldest recipient of a PhD."--Jacket.index, ill, maps, p.248.non-fiction"Ron Fitch was born in 1910 into a railway family. He began his career as a 16-year-old engineering cadet and completed it, 46 years later, having worked at various times for two state railways and the Commonwealth, as Commissioner of South Australian Railways. In this book Fitch gives a vivid account not only of his career but of the camaraderie of the greater railway community, often experienced in the most trying of conditions. Fitch gives an account of laying track and the remarkable breed of men who do so, of advances in line-building techniques, of derailments and floods and washaways, of wrangles over attempts to implement standard gauge, of the politics of railways. In 2002 when 92 Fitch earned recognition from the Guinness Book of World Records when his thesis on South Australian railways made him the World's oldest recipient of a PhD."--Jacket.fitch, r. j. (ronald john), 1910-, railroad engineers -- australia -- .biography -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Stewien, Ronald, A History of the South Australian Railways Volume 1 The Early years, 2007
A history of the South Australian Railways early years from 1853.index, ill, map, p.320.non-fictionA history of the South Australian Railways early years from 1853.railroads -- south australia -- history., south australian railways -- history., -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Stewien, Ronald, A History of the South Australian Railways Volume 6 Mountains, Mikados and Pacifics, 2007
A history of the South Australian Railways steam locomotives, 600 class pacific, 500 class mountains and 700 class Mikados.index, ill, map, p.339.non-fictionA history of the South Australian Railways steam locomotives, 600 class pacific, 500 class mountains and 700 class Mikados.railroads -- south australia -- history., south australian railways -- history., -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Stewien, Ronald, One Rusty Rail, 1973
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 -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, a naem ov mie oen, c 1960
Mary Egan who died on April 4th, 1981, spent 23 years as a greatly-respected lecturer in English curriculum at the Ballarat Teachers College, State College of Victoria and Ballarat College of Advanced Education. Red covered book with goat on the cover written in Pitman's initial teaching alphabetBook Plate, University of Ballarat Library sticker inside front cover and barcode on front cover, shelving sticker on back cover. University of Ballarat Stamp on inside cover. A-75 written on first page stamped inside back cover with State School 719 Yendonmary egan, ballarat teachers college, state college of victoria, ballarat college of advanced education, education department victoria, ruth ainsworth, ronald ridout, pitman's initial teaching alphabet -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Aubrey, Ronald K, A Pictorial History of the Railway & Tramways of Western Tasmania, 1995
A pictorial history of the railways and tramways of western Tasmania including government and private, 3'6" gauge and smaller gauged tramways.ill, p.52.non-fictionA pictorial history of the railways and tramways of western Tasmania including government and private, 3'6" gauge and smaller gauged tramways.railway operations - tasmania - history, railway construction - tasmania - history -
Stawell Historical Society IncBook, Ronald Embry, Metamorphosis of a Gold town: Stawell 1900-1940 - A Study in Local History, 1998
Thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Faculty of Arts, Deakan 'University August 1998Red Hard Cover Embossed border, Title information on spineDEAKAN R.W. Embry Phd. The Metamorphosis of a Goldtown: Stawell 1900 -1940 : A Study in Local History. 1998stawell mining -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Anchovette and U77 crew, Ronald Gorman Studio, 1962c
Photograph taken early in 1960's at Port AlbertBlack and white photograph of the crews of the Anchovette and the U77. Both boats belonged to Lakes Entrance fishing fleet. Port Albert Victoriafishing industry, people -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Spector, Ronald H, After Tet: The Bloodiest Year In Vietnam
After Tet is an absorbing and thought-provoking account of the military, political, and social forces that created the most bloody year of the Vietnam War.After Tet is an absorbing and thought-provoking account of the military, political, and social forces that created the most bloody year of the Vietnam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, tet offensive, khe sanh, may offensive, dai do, august offensive -
Clunes MuseumBook, DESIGNED BY PETER BUCKMASTER, WOOL PAST THE WINNING POST: A HISTORY OF THE CHIRNSIDE FAMILY, 1978
A BIOGRAPHY WRITTEN BY HEATHER B. RONALD OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHIRNSIDE FAMILY SOME OF WHO SETTLED ON LAND NEAR CLUNES, VICTORIA A SUMMARY OF THE CHIRNSIDE FAMILY'S MOVE TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WOOL INDUSTRY IN THE 1800'S AND ONWARDSHARDCOVER BOOK BOUND IN BLUE LFABRIC WITH A GOLD EAGLE EMBOSSED ON THE FRONT COVER, COMPLET WITH DUST COVER. THE DUSTCOVER FRONT COVER HAS A COLOUR IMAGE OF A COLONIAL HOMESTEAD IN THE BACK GROUND WITH A LOADED DRAY PULLED BY OXEN TWO FIGURES WITH BULL WHIPS AT EITHER SIDE OF THE THE ANIMALS 203 PAGESnon-fictionA BIOGRAPHY WRITTEN BY HEATHER B. RONALD OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHIRNSIDE FAMILY SOME OF WHO SETTLED ON LAND NEAR CLUNES, VICTORIA A SUMMARY OF THE CHIRNSIDE FAMILY'S MOVE TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WOOL INDUSTRY IN THE 1800'S AND ONWARDS book, chirnside family, clunes first sheep run -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Spector, Ronald H, Advice and Support: The Early Years of the United States Army in Vietnam 1941-1960, 1985
Finally - more than three decades after French colonial forces were crushed at Dien Bien Phu - America has a difinitive accont of its own first military involvement in Vietnam.Finally - more than three decades after French colonial forces were crushed at Dien Bien Phu - America has a difinitive accont of its own first military involvement in Vietnam.vietnam history - 20th century, dien bien phu, u.s. army, saigon, fall of saigon -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Glasser, Ronald J. M.D, Another War, Another Peace
A moving account about tremendous corage of often immeasurable sufferingA moving account about tremendous corage of often immeasurable sufferingvietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Garnet, J. Ros and Brooks, Ronald, Wilsons Promontory, 1970
A short history of Wilson's Promontory, Victoria, from its early settlement to proclamation as a National Park in 1908, and a short account of its management from that time to 1970. Illustrated with sketches.parks, topography, natural history, vegetation -
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Book, Parsons Ronald, Migrating Ships from Hamburg, 1993
An alphabetical list of migrant ships, giving ships dimensions, captain, and dates of departure from Hamburg, arrival in Australia. Also includes a short account of Hamburg shipping activities in the south seas.migrants, ships and shipping -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Sampson, Robert et al, Locomotives of Australian National (Mainland), 1982
A brief description of some of the diesel locomotives working on the Australian National mainline network.ill, p.64.non-fictionA brief description of some of the diesel locomotives working on the Australian National mainline network.diesel locomotives - commonwealth railways - australia, diesel locomotives - national rail - history -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Ronald Monson, Heroism of nurses in the retreat from Greece, Saturday, 17 May 1941
Photographs from a larger article about the retreat from Greece in 1941 specifically relating to Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) nurses under command of Matron Kathleen Best.Newspaper clipping with large photograph of eight women in nurses uniforms and a photograph of another woman inset to the bottom right of the large photograph. Also title of article and caption of large photograph present. Sticky tape attached in a couple of places and no caption to inset photo or text from article.WW2 [in blue ink under the title]wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, greece, retreat, violet baron bignold, mary bridgid leane, margaret alice leake, hazel cowell matthews, fances brenda aveling, eva ethel jones, alice constance greenwood, kathleen annie loiuse best -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Parsons Ronald, Geelong Customs Register of Ships, 2000
An investigation of the arrival and development of steamships in Australian waters from 1830-1850.ships and shipping -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Ronald Parsons, A Guide and Index to Ship Registers in Colonial Australia, 2003
An account of the ship owners, ships and destinations during the era of shipping trade to the Northern rivers of New South Wales before 1950.ships and shipping -
Moorabbin Air MuseumPhotograph (Item) - (SP) Photograph Album containing over 160 aircraft from WW1 to WW2, Ronald Irwin GRETTON, Ron Gretton Album, Circa 1995
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Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Parsons Ronald|Plunkett Geoff, Early Steam Ships in Australia, 1998
A short description of the ships which have been scuttled or abandoned in the wateres of each Australian state, and the location of their grave yard. Alphabetical index included.ships and shipping -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Ronald Parsons, Ships Trading the Northern Rivers of N.S.W, 2003
A compilation of known shipwrecks and seriously damaged sips owned in Australia or New Zealand from Colonial days to 1970c. Includes list of publications consulted also index of persons named in description of incident. -
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Book, Parsons, Ronald, Australian Ship Owners and their Fleets Book 17, 1999
A compilation of information regarding the shipowners Huddart and Parker of Geelong and Melbourne and their shipping fleet.ships and shipping -
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Book, Ronald Parsons, A Century of Wrecks of Steamships in N.S.W. 1836-1936, 1982
A complilation of details of steam and motor vesels lost in NSW ciastak waters 1836-1936 Includes alphabetial index of ships and localitiesships and shipping -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Ronald Parsons, Australian Coastal Passenger Ships, 1981
The details and a brief outline of the career of every steam and motor ship that carried passengers on the Australian coast.ships and shipping
