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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sharland, Michael, Vintage Railways, 1983
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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, Adam-Smith, Patsy, Across Australia by Indian-Pacific, 1971
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A description of the rail journey across Australia on the Indian-Pacific passenger train, from Sydney to Perth.ill, p.80.non-fictionA description of the rail journey across Australia on the Indian-Pacific passenger train, from Sydney to Perth.indian pacific passenger train - australia, railroad passenger trains - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Dennis, Anthony, Ribbons of Steel Riding the Indian-Pacific, 1991
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A description of the journey from Sydney to Perth on the Indian-Pacific passenger train.ill, p.144.non-fictionA description of the journey from Sydney to Perth on the Indian-Pacific passenger train.indian pacific passenger train - australia, railroad passenger trains - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Dare, John, Diesel Pictorial, 1977
... Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A pictorial history of diesel and electric locomotives on the railways of Victoria both government and private. Produced to commemorate 25 years of diesel traction on the Victorian Railways 1952 to 1977.ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial history of diesel and electric locomotives on the railways of Victoria both government and private. Produced to commemorate 25 years of diesel traction on the Victorian Railways 1952 to 1977.locomotives - victoria - history, diesel locomotives - victoria - pictorial -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McNicol, Steve, S.T.A. RAILCARS, 1981
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...Details of diesel railcars running on the State Transport Authority in Adelaide South Australia.ill, p.16.non-fictionDetails of diesel railcars running on the State Transport Authority in Adelaide South Australia.passenger trains - south australia - history, railcars - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Tronson, Mark, Tales of the Footplate: Australian Locomotive Enginemen's Stories and Anecdotes, 1988
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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, Lee, Robert Stuart, Fruits of Federation, 2009
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...The story of the railway up to the present. In some ways its use has changed a lot, as freight traffic has replaced passengers as its big earner, traction has changed from steam to diesel, and trains have become bigger, In many ways though, it has not changed enough, remaining inadequate and slow because of its too economical construction.index, ill, maps, p.166.non-fictionThe story of the railway up to the present. In some ways its use has changed a lot, as freight traffic has replaced passengers as its big earner, traction has changed from steam to diesel, and trains have become bigger, In many ways though, it has not changed enough, remaining inadequate and slow because of its too economical construction.railway construction - australia, clarence river bridge (grafton -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Lee, Robert Stuart, The Railways of Victoria 1854-2004, 2009
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...The history of the Victorian Railways from 1854 to 2004.index, ill, maps, p.304.non-fictionThe history of the Victorian Railways from 1854 to 2004.railway construction - australia, railroads - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Emerald Tourist Railway Board, Puffing Billy: Special Commemorative Issue: A Triumphant Return to Gembrook, 1998
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A brief history of the Puffing Billy railway from Upper Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook in Victoria, to commemorate the reopening of the railway from Lakeside to Gembrook in 1998.ill. maps, p.32.non-fictionA brief history of the Puffing Billy railway from Upper Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook in Victoria, to commemorate the reopening of the railway from Lakeside to Gembrook in 1998.preserved locomotives - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McCarthy, K, The Corrimal Colliery Railway, 1978
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Armstrong, John et al, 1973
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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, Sallis, Roger, Australian Preservation of Narrow Gauge Railways, 1979
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...Details of the preservation societies in Australia preserving narrow gauge (3'6" & less) railways, locomotives and rollingstock.ill, maps, p.87.non-fictionDetails of the preservation societies in Australia preserving narrow gauge (3'6" & less) railways, locomotives and rollingstock.rail and tram preservation societies - australia, preserved rollingstock - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Walhalla Railway Museum, The Steel Link A Brief History of The Moe to Walhalla Railway
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A brief pictorial history of the 2'6" Moe to Walhalla railway in Victoria.ill, p.20.non-fictionA brief pictorial history of the 2'6" Moe to Walhalla railway in Victoria.puffing billy - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Watson, Stephen E, Rails to Walhalla Part 2 Locomotives and Rollingstock, 1981
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A brief pictorial history of the 2'6" Moe to Walhalla railway in Victoria focusing on the locomotives and rollingstock.ill, p.64.non-fictionA brief pictorial history of the 2'6" Moe to Walhalla railway in Victoria focusing on the locomotives and rollingstock.puffing billy - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Watson, Stephen E, Rails to Walhalla Part 1 The Railway, 1980
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A brief pictorial history of the 2'6" Moe to Walhalla railway in Victoria focusing on the railway line.ill, maps, p.108.non-fictionA brief pictorial history of the 2'6" Moe to Walhalla railway in Victoria focusing on the railway line.puffing billy - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, McGavin, T.A, Dunedin and Port Chalmers Railway, 1973
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A brief history of the first 3'6" railway in New Zealand from Dunedin in the South Island to Port Chalmers.ill, maps, p.21.non-fictionA brief history of the first 3'6" railway in New Zealand from Dunedin in the South Island to Port Chalmers.railroad construction - new zealand, railroad operations - new zealand -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Whiteford, David, From Back Yard to Bennett Brook 1976-2005
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of the Western Australian Light Railway Preservation Association and the railway and tramway preservation at the Bennett Brook Railway near Perth in Western Australia.ill, maps, p.52.non-fictionA history of the Western Australian Light Railway Preservation Association and the railway and tramway preservation at the Bennett Brook Railway near Perth in Western Australia.preserved locomotives - western australia - history, preserved trams - western australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Stocks, Ian, The Last of the Hudswells, 1982
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...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
Naylor, Andrew, Victorian Goldfields Railway Souvenir Guide, 2017
... Victorian Goldfields Railway Souvenir Guide..., p.47. Victorian Goldfields Railway Souvenir Guide Naylor ...A souvenir guide book for the Victorian Goldfields Railway from Castlemaine to Maldon in Victoria.ill, maps, p.47.non-fictionA souvenir guide book for the Victorian Goldfields Railway from Castlemaine to Maldon in Victoria.preserved locomotives - victoria - history, tourist railways and museums - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Cauchi, Mark, Rails by the sea, 2021
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 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet - SOUVENIR EDITIION ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE VICTORIAN GOLDFIELD RAILWAY TO CASTLEMAIN, CASTLEMAINE & MALDON RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY, 2005
... OF THE VICTORIAN GOLDFIELD RAILWAY TO CASTLEMAIN... OF THE VICTORIAN GOLDFIELD RAILWAY TO CASTLEMAIN... OF THE VICTORIAN GOLDFIELD RAILWAY TO CASTLEMAIN Booklet SOUVENIR EDITIION ... -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) et al, The Rushworth Colbinabbin and Girgarre Railway, 1973
... Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)... railway Historical Society - Tours A brief history ...A brief history of the Rushworth, Colbinabbin & Girgarre Railway as part of tour notes for a trip by the Australian Railway Historical Society on the 21st July 1973.ill, maps, p.23.non-fictionA brief history of the Rushworth, Colbinabbin & Girgarre Railway as part of tour notes for a trip by the Australian Railway Historical Society on the 21st July 1973.railroad construction - victoria - history, australian railway historical society - tours -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Candlestick holder, C. 1855
This pair of brass candlesticks feature a internal candle stubb pusher that is pressed from underneath the base of the candlestick to push up the used candle stubb from inside the hollow candlestick. It once belonged to David and Alice Ellis, a young couple married in Dublin in 1855, possibly a wedding present. It has been handed down in the Ellis family until it was donated, together with other personal effects, in 2004 by David and Alice’s granddaughter, daughter of David Ellis Junior. On 6th October 1855 newlyweds David and Alice Ellis set sail for Australia in the brand new Schomberg, considered the most perfect clipper ship. She was built as an emigrant ship in Aberdeen and set sail from Liverpool on her maiden voyage, bound for Melbourne, Australia. She was loaded with 430 passengers plus cargo that included iron rails and equipment intended for building the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. On 27th December 1855, only one day from her Melbourne destination, the Schomberg was grounded on a sand-spit on the Victorian coast near Peterborough. The passengers and crew were all safely rescued by a passing small steamer, the SS Queen, which traded between Melbourne and Warrnambool, and taken to Melbourne. The passengers had been told, when leaving the sinking Schomberg, that all they could take with them was a small basket or handbag. A newspaper article later mentioned that one of the things Alice made space for in her basket was her Bible. (It is unclear whether Alice took any possessions with her onto the SS Queen, but a note accompanying the donation of the Bible and basket states that the items were “left on deck and salvaged as Schomberg went down”.) Another steamer was despatched from Melbourne to retrieve the passengers’ luggage from the Schomberg and Alice was reunited with all of her boxes of belongings. Other steamers helped unload the cargo until the change in weather made it too difficult. Although the Schomberg was wrecked there were no lives lost. At that time David was 23 years old (born in Wales, 1832) and his new bride Alice was 26 (born in Dublin, 1829). They had been given letters of introduction to people in Tasmania so they travelled there from Melbourne. However the couple only stayed on that island for about a year before they returned to the Western District of Victoria. David worked for Mr Neil Black as a gardener for a while then, when the land in the area was made available by the Victorian government, David and Alice claimed a selection of land on Noorat Road in the Terang district. They settled there for the remainder of their lives, expanding their property “Allambah” as opportunities arose. A document accompanying the donation lists the names of six children; William, Grace (c. 1859-1946), Thomas (c. 1866 – 1939), David (c. 1962 – 1953), James and Victor. David died on 13th April 1911, aged 79, at their property. Alice passed away the following year, November 1912, aged 83. Alice’s obituary described her as “a very homely, kindly-natured woman, who was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends; and she was also a firm adherent of the Presbyterian Church”. At the time of Alice’s death she left behind three sons and one daughter. Her daughter Grace Ellis was also a very active member of the Terang Presbyterian Church and a member of the PWMU (Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union). She was also involved in the Red Cross and other charities. Grace passed away in 1946, aged 87. David and Alice Ellis were amongst the very earlies pioneers of the Terang district of Western Victoria. Their donated possessions are a sample of the personal effects of emigrants to Australia. The donated items are a sample of the personal goods carried aboard a significant migrant ship in 1855. They are also significant for their association with the Schomberg. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck, The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Candlestick holders, brass; pair of two candlestick holders each incorporating a candle pusher inside the stem (used to push up and eject the candle stump). Candlestick holders were amongst the possessions of David and Alice Ellis, passengers on the Schomberg when wrecked in 1855.schomberg, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, candlestick, candlestick with stubb pusher, 1855 shipwreck, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, david ellis, alice ellis, allambah terang, dublin emigrants, terang presbyterian church, western district victoria, lighting, candlestick holders -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Anchen, Nick, Railways of the Otway Ranges, 2011
... of railways in the Victorian Otway Ranges including the Victorian ...A pictorial history of railways in the Victorian Otway Ranges including the Victorian Railways lines to Wensleydale, Forrest and Timboon as well as the 2'6" narrow gauge railway to Crowes.ill, maps, p.96.non-fictionA pictorial history of railways in the Victorian Otway Ranges including the Victorian Railways lines to Wensleydale, Forrest and Timboon as well as the 2'6" narrow gauge railway to Crowes.railroad construction - victoria - history, logging railroads - victoria - otway range - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Houghton, Norm, Rail Centre Colac, 2014
... stations on the Victorian Railways lines in the Colac Otway Shire ...An history of the rail stations on the Victorian Railways lines in the Colac Otway Shire including the lines to Forrest, Alvie, Cressy and the 2'6" narrow gauge railway to Crowes.index, ill, maps, p.262.non-fictionAn history of the rail stations on the Victorian Railways lines in the Colac Otway Shire including the lines to Forrest, Alvie, Cressy and the 2'6" narrow gauge railway to Crowes.railroad construction - victoria - history, logging railroads - victoria - otway range - history