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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, An Eltham bound Hitachi train passes under the Banksia Street overpass as it approaches Heidelberg Railway Station, 23 August 1983, 1983
... Banksia Street, Comeng Electric Train (1981), Heidelberg... the Banksia Street overpass as it approaches Heidelberg Railway ...Digital TIFF file Scan of 9 x 13 cm black and white printbanksia street, comeng electric train (1981), heidelberg railway station, overpass -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, A Flinders Street bound Hitachi train passes under the Banksia Street overpass as it departs Heidelberg Railway Station, 23 August 1983, 1983
... Banksia Street, Heidelberg Railway Station, Hitachi... Railway Station, 23 August 1983 Digital TIFF file Scan of 9 x 13 ...Digital TIFF file Scan of 9 x 13 cm black and white printbanksia street, heidelberg railway station, hitachi electric train (1972-2014), overpass, -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Box Hill Railway Station, c.1980, 1980
... Box Hill Railway Station, Electric Train... melbourne Photograph Box Hill Railway Station, c.1980 Digital TIFF ...Digital TIFF file Scan of 9 x 13 cm black and white printbox hill railway station, electric train -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, A2-class Steam Locomotive 987 at Spencer Street Railway Station, c. November 1962, 1962
Current Southern Cross Railway Station was originally Spencer Street Railway Station prior to upgrade and addition of wave form roof This photo was taken the same time as EDHS_05399 Diesel-electric rail cars in the Railmotor Yard on the other side of the platform at Spencer Street Railway Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencya2 class steam locomotive, a2-987, george coop collection, southern cross railway station, spencer street railway station -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, L-class Electric Locomotive L-1173, North Richmond Railway Station, c.November 1962, 1962
Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencyfreight train, l class electric locomotive, l1173, north richmond railway station -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, A Melbourne bound B Class Diesel-Electric Locomotive silhouetted as it crosses the Eltham Railway Trestle Bridge, c.1983, 1983
Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford XP1 black and white transparencyb class diesel-electric locomotive, eltham shire office, eltham trestle bridge -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, A Melbourne bound B Class Diesel-Electric Locomotive silhouetted as it crosses the Eltham Railway Trestle Bridge, c.1983, 1983
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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, A Melbourne bound B Class Diesel-Electric Locomotive silhouetted as it crosses the Eltham Railway Trestle Bridge, c.1983, 1983
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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Heather Sargeant at Eltham Railway Station
Pages from a scrapbook belonging to Heather Jenkins (nee Sargeant) who lived as a child in the Police Residence at 728 Main Road, Eltham in the 1920s. This photo: Between April 1923 and August 1926, electric trains from Melbourne terminated at Eltham. A connecting steam train ran between Eltham and Hurstbridge. Heather Sargeant was the daughter of Constable W.C. Sargeant, the local police officer in residence at Eltham, 1922-1927Glued on a brown paper scrapbook page (torn from scrapbook) with 8 black and white/sepia photos of varying sizes, 1 newspaper clipping and one greeting card with printed sketch and handwritten captions in ink. On back of page is 1 black and white photo and a large newspaper clipping.eltham, police residence, heather jenkins (nee sargeant), walter withers, constable w.c. sargeant, eltham railway station -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Steam locomotives J539, J-540 and J-541 at the Ararat Locomotive Shed, c.1971
J-508 and a B Class Diesel-electric locomtive inside the workshop.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, ararat locomotive shed, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry), j-508, j-539, j-540, j-541, railway -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, A Harris (Blue) electric train at the Station Street crossing, Box Hill, c.Feb. 1964
Viewed from Box Hill Signal Box Waiting at the level crossing is a Ford Zephyr MKII, registation GWH838 manufactured by Ford Australia in Geelong, (1956-1962) Cross Ref EDHS_04674-10 taken within minutes of this image. Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodachrome positive transparencygeorge coop collection, 515m, box hill, electric train, ford zephyr, gwh838, harris (blue) train, railway crossing, station street, level crossing -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document, Russell Yeoman, Tour of Historic Buildings and Locations, 1978
Self guided heritage tour information produced by the Shire of Eltham Historical Society for 1978 Eltham Community Festival of 36 locations each numbered on accompanying map. Locations and detail provided current to 1978: 1. ELTHAM SHOPPING CENTRE Whilst very little remains in the centre of historical importance, this area has interest as the "village" which developed over many years following the opening of the railway from Melbourne in 1902. Previously the shopping centre had been spread out over a long length of Main Road to the south. Shops have been continuously demolished or remodelled and the majority of buildings date from the 1950's or later. The recently erected Post Office replaced the "old" Post Office opened on the same site only in 1958. 2. WOOLWORTHS ELTHAM VILLAGE Part of the site of this modern shopping development was occupied by the former Eltham Shire Offices and Hall. The hall was paid for by public subscription whilst the Council raised a loan for the offices. The combined building was opened in 1941. It served as office and Council meeting place until 1965 and as the hall until its demolition in 1970. 3. ELTHAM WAR MEMORIAL The complex of buildings adjoining the present Shire Offices were financed by public subscription as a Memorial following World War II. Their construction and for many years their operation was organised by the now disbanded Eltham War Memorial Committee. The original buildings were the; Infant Welfare Centre, Children’s Library (now War Memorial Hall and Dental Clinic) and Kindergarten. In later years the Elderly Citizens Club was built at the rear. 4. ELTHAM SHIRE OFFICES These offices were opened in 1965 and extended in 1971 to provide additional office accommodation and the Eltham Library. They represent the last of a long line of offices and meeting places of the Eltham Shire Council and its predecessor the Eltham District Road Board. The building occupies the former site of Shillinglaw Cottage. The three tall cypress trees which stood in front of the Cottage have been retained as a feature of the office surrounds. 5. OUR LADY'S CHURCH AND SCHOOL The Catholic Church and School complex opposite the Shires Offices shows a number of stages in the development of Eltham township. The recently constructed church adjoins its predecessor (now the parish centre). Many years ago the Catholic Church was located opposite Wingrove Park and the present central site follows the northerly drift of the township. 6. SHILLINGLAW COTTAGE The Cottage was built in 1859 by George Stebbing, a local builder who was responsible for a number of other prominent buildings in the area. Its removal from the site of the Shire Offices and re-erection on the present site was financed by public subscription. It is built of handmade bricks laid in Flemish Bond with an unusual design featuring burnt "leader" bricks over the whole facade. The Cottage is occupied by Eltham Fleececrafts and will be open during the Festival and at other times during weekends. It is classified by the National Trust. 7. RAILWAY BRIDGE The timber trestle bridge over the Diamond Creek was built in 1901. Whilst all of its timbers have been replaced at various times over the years the only change to its character has been the addition of pylons and wiring for electric trains in 1923. It is one of very few similar bridges remaining in the metropolitan area. In 1976 a proposal to replace the bridge with an earth embankment and large culvert pipes was abandoned following community protests. The bridge, however, remains under threat because of the necessity for future deuplication of the railway line. 8. ELTHAM CENTPAL PARK The area between the railway and the creek has for many years been used as a park which included Eltham' s main football oval. The access road, Panther Place is named after Eltham's team playing in the Diamond Valley League. In recent years a large area extending to Bridge Street and locally known as the Town Park has been landscaped and added to the area. The excellent blending of the park with the natural landscape of the creek valley has earned a National Trust Landscape Classification. 9. OLD BAKERY On the southern corner of York Street and Main Road is an old house with a shop front which was for many years the local baker's shop. The brick bakery at the rear is of somewhat later vintage than the house. 10. BRIDGE STREET CUTTING Before reconstruction of Main Road this intersection had deep cutting embankments on all four corners, forming a distinctive feature of the entrance to Eltham. Roadworks and private development have levelled the land on the low side of the road. A memorial to the Eltham soldiers of World War I which was located at the north-western corner is now situated at the Eltham R.S.L. 11. HILLTOP MILK BAR For many years this was the site of the Eltham Post Office under the control of the Hunniford family and later their descendants the Burgoynes. It was transferred to this site in 1855, although at that time the building apparently fronted Bridge Str e et. The site contained Eltham's first telephone exchange. The post office was relocated in 1954 but the shop was operated until recently by the Burgoyne family who still own the surrounding land. 12. UNITING CHURCH and former C.B.A. BANK The former Methodist Church was built in 1880 by George Stebbing. The Sunday School extension was built in 1929 and there have been more recent extensions. The adjoining opportunity shop was built as a bank in 1874 and purchased by the Methodist Church in 1954. 13. R.S.L. HALL, TELEPHONE EXCHANGE These relatively recent buildings occupy the site of a row of shops forming part of the early ribbon of business development along Main Road. In front of the R.S.L. building is the World War I Memorial relocated from the corner of Bridge Street and Main Road. 14. ELTHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Australia's first mudbrick "community building" was opened in April this year. Part of the site of the building was purchased in 1856 by Henry Dendy (of Brighton fame). At the rear of the land near the creek was a steam flour mill whilst Dendy's house was at the Main Road frontage of the land. His purchase totalled about 2 Ha (5 acres) and included land on the opposite side of Maria Street (Main Road). Dendy became a prominent member of the Eltham community and served one term as President of the Eltham District Road Board. In 1867 Dendy sold his land and business to William Ford of Malmsbury and shifted to Walhalla. The avenue of trees leading past the Community Centre to the creek may well have bordered the track to the mill. 15. ELTHAM HOTEL The original part of this hotel was built in 1927 following the burning of the former Watson's Eltham Hotel on the same site. The car park on the opposite side of Main Road was also the site of a hotel variously known over the years as; the Fountain of Friendship, the Fountain and the Evelyn Arms. As the Fountain of Friendship it was the first meeting place of the Eltham District Road Board in 1856. 16. ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH, PITT STREET In 1860 Henry Dendy was appointed Chairman of a committee to establish a church of England in Eltham. He donated part of his land in Pitt Street and in 1861 the church was opened. It was built by George Stebbing and remains in a well preserved state today. Th adjoining old vicarage is now named Dendy Hou se. A new mudbrick church hall is under construction on the site. The church and Dendy House are now listed on the Register of Historic Buildings. 17. NO. 86 PITT STREET Cottage built by George Stebbing and believed to be his home for some years in the 1850s. 18. LIVING AND LEARNING CENTRE The house was built in the 1850s with the kitchen at the front being added about 40 years later. By the creek below the house a number of early Eltham industries were located. These included a tannery and a brewery. 19. ELTHAM COURT HOUSE A Court of Petty Sessions was established in Eltham in 1858 and the present building dates from 1860. It is the oldest public building remaining in Eltham. In its early days the building was used as the meeting place and office of the Eltham District Road Board and as an overflow classroom for the local school. The Court House has been classified by the National Trust. The citation states that it is an example of the simple form of early brick Court House with gabled roof and porch. 20. LANDS DEPARTMENT OFFICE This building is the former police station and is probably of about the same age as the Court House. The lockup at the rear has been demolished but the old stables remain as garages. A licence was first granted for a police station at Eltham in 1856. 21. JARROLD COTTAGE The old Cottage opposite Dalton Street was formerly owned by the Jarrold family. Early records indicate that this was the building leased from the Jarrolds as a temporary police station prior to construction of the building on the corner of Brougham Street. The small building on the corner of the property was used as a boot repairer's shop. The elevated studio at the rear is a more recent construction by the present owners. 22. STATE SCHOOL RESIDENCE Erected in 1891 23. WINGROVE COTTAGE This building fills an important place in the history of Eltham and is now used as a medical clinic. It was built in 1858 for Charles S. Wingrove who was Secretary to the Eltham District Road Board and Shire Council from 1858 to 1904. During part of this period he was also Shire Engineer and was Secretary to the Heidelberg Road Board. The house was used as the office of the Board and Council for many years. Wingrove is buried in the cemetery at St. Helena. 24. WINGROVE PARK The parkland opposite Wingrove Cottage has been named after Charles Wingrove. The old Manna Gums are an outstanding feature of the park. 25. ELTHAM FRI.MARY SCHOOL NO. 209 The school first opened in the slab building in 1855 and operated from the present site since 1857. The oldest part of the present school is the stone building erected in 1876. The first school teacher, David Clark remained at the school until 1888. This school is the government township and has always been known as the Eltham School. An earlier school (no.371) known as Little Eltham School operated in Swan Street from 1853 to 1872. 26. "SHOESTRING" This house was built for school teacher David Clark. It has been extensively extended in recent years but the extensions do not detract from the character of the older part of the building. 27. ELTHAM CEMETERY The cemetery contains the graves of many of the district's pioneers . 28. MONTSALVAT This unique complex of buildings was commenced in 1935 by the late Justus Jorgensen and its development has extended over many years. Montsalvat has exerted a significant impact on Eltham The earth and stone construction of many of the buildings has influenced local architecture to a great extent and it has served as a "nerve centre" of the local artistic community. Montsalvat is open to the public for a small charge. 29. MAIN ROAD BRIDGE This location has been the main crossing of Diamond Creek since the earliest days of settlement. The present concrete bridge was erected in 1925 .and was preceded by a number of timber bridges. 30. ELTHAM LOWER PARK This park, being an unusually large flat area for Eltham, was originally the local racecourse. Horse races were held here from 1855 and the area was gazetted as a reserve for a racecourse and recreation reserve in 1857. The park is well known as a venue for school "bird days" and more recently as the site of the Diamond Valley Railway. This miniature railway features scale models of modern and old locomotives and rolling stock and has operated on this site since 1961 . Before that the railway operated at Chelsworth Park, Ivanhoe. 31. FALKINER HOUSE Frederick Falkiner was one of the earliest settlers in the Eltham township area and occupied a substantial leasehold prior to the first land sales. Early records show that Falkiner was the subject of a number of complaints from his neighbours but he has nevertheless been considered a prominent enough citizen to have a street named for him. This house was the home of Evelyn (Ely) Falkiner a member of Frederick's family. 32. WEST HOUSE Behind the large house on the hill is an early house built by the West family. This was relocated from a site near the front of the land by the present owner Mr. Fabbro. 33. FALKINER HOUSE This very old house is believed to have been the home of Frederick and may have been Eltham's first post office. Falkiner was the first post master for a short period. in 1854/55. 34. WITHERS HOUSE This house was the home of famous artist Walter Withers who shifted here from Heidelberg in 1903. 35. ELTHAM HIGH SCHOOL This school celebrated its jubilee this year, having commenced as the Eltham Higher Elementary School 50 years ago. 36. DIAMOND CREEK FOOTWAY If returning from the High School to the town centre the footpath by the bank of the Diamond Creek provides a pleasant route to finish your walk. The creek is a major tributary of the Yarra River. Together with its own major tributaries Arthurs Creek and Running Creek it commences on the southern slopes of the Dividing Range at Kinglake. It gives the name Diamond Valley to an area extending well beyond its actual drainage catchment.Recognition of the significance of various landmarks to the history of the Eltham community as of 1978‘shoestring’, 1978, bridge street cutting, burgoyne store, c.b.a. bank, diamond creek trail, eltham cemetery, eltham central park, eltham community centre, eltham community festival, eltham court house, eltham festival, eltham high school, eltham hotel, eltham lower park, eltham primary school, eltham railway trestle bridge, eltham shire offices, eltham shopping centre, eltham state school no. 209, eltham village, eltham war memorial, falkiner house, heritage trail, hilltop milk bar, jarrold cottage, lands department office, living, living and learning centre, main road bridge, montsalvat, old bakery, our eltham artistic recollections, our lady help of christian’s church, our lady help of christian’s primary school, pitt street, post office, r.s.l. hall, shillinglaw cottage, st margaret’s church, state school residence, stebbing cottage, telephone exchange, uniting church, west house, wingrove cottage, wingrove park, withers house, woolworths -
Tramway Heritage Centre
Photograph Album (part of), Ray Pearson's Photo Album - Trams of Victorian Railways, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong
Page 4 of Ray Pearson's Photo Album. Brown card page with two metallic look postcards (landscape format) placed on page using clear plastic photo corners. Both postcard images depict trams in Ballarat. Both postcards have come loose of two of their photo corners (top and bottom on the left) and are not secure on the page.Printed text to back of postcard at top: BALLARAT TRAMS / 1887 to 1971 / A series of four postcards. / NO. 2 EARLY ELECTRIC TRAMS / Electric trams first ran in / Ballarat on 18th Aigust, 1905. / Twelve of the horse trams were / converted to electric cars by lengthening them at both ends. / Eight of the remaining horse / trams were used as trailers to / the motor cars. / The electric trams were / given a secret trial during the / previous night to the opening / date, but the drivers clanged / the gongs so much that it / brought people out of their / beds in night attire. They / formed an unofficial guard of / honour around Wendouree / Parade. / The trams were gaily decor- / ated for Opening Day. As the / line of cars came down Camp / Hill (Sturt Street) filled with / local dignitaries, the brakes on / the last car failed and it crashed / into the one in front. The win- / dows of both cars were / smashed, and the occupants / who had been sitting in state / made an undignified exit. / Seating accommodation was / from 32 to 36. Six small electric / trams were purchased from the / Sydney Tramways in 1905 and / were converted to a similar / pattern to the 12 re-built / Ballarat horse trams. In 1906 / two open summer cars with / open cross seats (popularly / called toast racks) / were intro- / duced. These trams were packed at week-ends with / families en route to picnic by / the lake. A fine printed vertical line runs down the centre of the blank writing space to the left of the body text. Above is written: POSTCARD Printed text to right of image on bottom postcard: BALLARAT TRAMS / 1887 to 1971 / A series of four postcards. / NO. 4 THE LAST DAYS OF THE TRAMS / Despite opposition from reg- / ular tram users, the decision / was taken in 1971 to replace / the trams with buses. A brief / statement issued in July by the / Transport Boar marked the / end of the eighty-four years / during which the trams were an / integral part of the life of / Ballarat: “The change-over to / buses will begin on 23rd / August when buses will replace / trams to the Gardens via / Drummond Street North and / Victoria Street services. The / change on the Gardens via / Sturt Street West and Mt. / Pleasant will take place on 6th / September, and on the Sebas- / topol-Lydiard Street North / routes on Monday, 20th Sep- / tember.” A fine printed vertical line runs down the centre of the blank writing space to the left of the body text. Above is written: POSTCARDpostcard, ballarat trams, ballarat tramways, vintage trams, tram postcard, electric trams -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Map (item) - Sales Brochure, Plenty Township Estate and Bryn Teg Hill's Estate, Coghill & Haughton, Melbourne, c.1924
Plenty Township Estate "The rapid growth of Greensborough and the great traffic development on the main road between Heidelberg and Eltham augurs well for Plenty Township Estate. Already a Store, Post Office and State School have been started, and the activities of the Local Progress Association will help the district forward considerably. Within walking distance of the Montmorency and Greensborough stations." Bryn Teg Hill's Estate "Better known as "The Old Sand Hill, "within walking distance of the Montmorency and Greensborough railways stations." "Some few years back Mrs Thomas subdivided portion of the Sand Hill Paddocks, and the areas sold have been settled and many converted into charming outer suburban garden homes with cultivation and orchard plots. The south-eastern slope gives the land a grand outlook over the Yarra Valley on to the Dandenoings, and the are is very picturesque and homely." "A number of the blocks contain large deposits of valuable building sand, which should prove good speculation in view of the forecast for further rapid home development along the Eltham Suburban Electric Service." Sand Hills Road (Old Eltham Road) Date estimated as c.1924 - Electricification of railway line to Eltham referenced on map occured April 1923 and Mrs Mary Thomas died August 1925. Her home Bryn Teg became part of the Heidelberg Golf Club in 1927.The establishment of Lower Plenty as a suburban growth area supported by easy commuting facilitated by the elctrification of the Eltham railway linebonds road, bridge, bryn teg hill's estate, coghill & haughton, eltham road, heidelberg golf club hotel, houses, lower plenty, lower plenty bridge, lower plenty road, main road, plenty hotel, plenty river, plenty township estate, real estate agent, sales brochure, sand hills road, the old sand hill, sand hill paddocks, woodfull road, old eltham road, bryn teg, mrs m thomas -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fred Mitchell, X'Trapolis Train crossing over the Railway Trestle Bridge at Eltham during Diamond Creek flood, 2005
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 2005, diamond creek, electric train, eltham, floods, trestle bridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Train, St Kilda to City at junction of St KIlda and Port Melbourne lines, 1950 - 1969
Suburban electric train of the swing door variety seen here inbound to the City from St Kilda having just joined the Port Melbourne lines at the former Port Melbourne & St Kilda Junction. The angle of the Port Melbourne lines over Clarendon St are the remains of the former Port Melbourne main line that went right through the middle of Montague Goods Yard seen in the background.transport - railways, red train -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Swallow Street railway gates, Port Melbourne, 1975
Photographs taken by Glen Stuart and donated to the Society(6) B&W photographs taken at Swallow St railway gates about 1975, of a special diesel railcar - excursion train - on a visit to Princes Pier. (.01-.03) passing through the gates (.04-.05) at Bridge St railway crossing Northbound (.06) 2 car electric train, city boundtransport - railways -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Electric Transport Museum (South Australia) Inc, Australian Electric Transport Museum - St Kilda South Australia, 1974
Details of the rollingstock collection at the Australian Electric Transport Museum - St Kilda South Australiaill, maps, p.32.non-fictionDetails of the rollingstock collection at the Australian Electric Transport Museum - St Kilda South Australiatramway museum - south australia, railway and tramway preservation - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, David Burke, 30 Days On Australia's Railways - A diary of September journeys, 2014
An entertaining look at railway events in Australia in the month of September - from 1848, when a meeting was called to start a railway company in New South Wales, to 2013, when the great Bayer-Garrett AD6029 steam engine was restored to working order. For some strange reason, September has been a month when particularly memorable railway events tend to occur. Author David Burke has crafted a 'diary' which documents, day by day, major happenings to do with railways in Australia - from the days of steam, to diesel, to diesel-electric and electrification, covering the first trains that ran between New South Wales and Queensland, and to Melbourne. It was in also September that the first sod was dug for the Trans-Australian Railway across the Nullarbor to Perth. The book is heavily illustrated with historic photographs, both black and white and colour, newspaper cuttings, sketches and maps, and features 13 paintings by renowned railway artist Phil Belbin. Names that leap to the fore among those who made railway history happen include Ben Chifley, the locomotive driver who became Prime Minister of Australia, engineer Dr John Bradfield, designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and responsible for putting Sydney's city trains underground, James Fraser, first Australian-born Chief Commissioner for Railways, and Harold Young, the Scotsman who designed the C38 engine and the Silver City Comet. Cover picture shows: Climbing the steep Fassifern Grade with a heavy coal train maakes for plenty of Bayer-Garrett action in Phil Belbin's painting of the AD60 class at work on the Shorty North line to Newcastle New South Wales Australia.ill. p.172.non-fictionAn entertaining look at railway events in Australia in the month of September - from 1848, when a meeting was called to start a railway company in New South Wales, to 2013, when the great Bayer-Garrett AD6029 steam engine was restored to working order. For some strange reason, September has been a month when particularly memorable railway events tend to occur. Author David Burke has crafted a 'diary' which documents, day by day, major happenings to do with railways in Australia - from the days of steam, to diesel, to diesel-electric and electrification, covering the first trains that ran between New South Wales and Queensland, and to Melbourne. It was in also September that the first sod was dug for the Trans-Australian Railway across the Nullarbor to Perth. The book is heavily illustrated with historic photographs, both black and white and colour, newspaper cuttings, sketches and maps, and features 13 paintings by renowned railway artist Phil Belbin. Names that leap to the fore among those who made railway history happen include Ben Chifley, the locomotive driver who became Prime Minister of Australia, engineer Dr John Bradfield, designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and responsible for putting Sydney's city trains underground, James Fraser, first Australian-born Chief Commissioner for Railways, and Harold Young, the Scotsman who designed the C38 engine and the Silver City Comet. Cover picture shows: Climbing the steep Fassifern Grade with a heavy coal train maakes for plenty of Bayer-Garrett action in Phil Belbin's painting of the AD60 class at work on the Shorty North line to Newcastle New South Wales Australia.railroads -- australia -- history., railroad travel -- australia -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McDonald, Gary, Australia's Trains, 1989
Features steam, diesel and electric locomotives and suburban trains of the Australian railways.ill, p.80.non-fictionFeatures steam, diesel and electric locomotives and suburban trains of the Australian railways.locomotives -- australia -- pictorial works, railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - New South Wales Division et al, Sydney's Electric Trains, 2007
... Book Sydney's Electric Trains. Ill, p.191. Suburban Railways ...An illustrated history of the various trains used on the Sydney Metropolitan RailwayIll, p.191.non-fictionAn illustrated history of the various trains used on the Sydney Metropolitan Railwaysuburban railways - sydney, electric trains - sydney -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Bow River Publishing, The end of an era : the final years of Sydney's single-deck electric trains, 2007
A photographic tribute to the final years of Sydney's single-deck electric trainsIll, p.80.non-fictionA photographic tribute to the final years of Sydney's single-deck electric trainssuburban railways - sydney, passenger carriages - sydney -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Electric Traction Association et al, The electric railways of New South Wales : a brief history of the electrified railway system operated by the New South Wales government, 1926-1976, 1976
... Book The electric railways of New South Wales : a brief history ...History of the electric locomotives and rolling stock of the New Soth Railways 1926-1976Ill, maps, p.97.non-fictionHistory of the electric locomotives and rolling stock of the New Soth Railways 1926-1976suburban railways - sydney, electric locomotives - new south wales -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Getting there by Tram in Western Australia, 1999
A brief history of trams in Western AustraliaIll, p.20.non-fictionA brief history of trams in Western Australiatrams - western australia, trams - perth -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Perth Electric Tramway Society, A ticket to ride : a history of the Fremantle Municipal tramways, 2001
From 1905 to 1952 trams were the main form of transport for work and play in FremantleBib, ill, map, p.72.From 1905 to 1952 trams were the main form of transport for work and play in Fremantletramways - fremantle, tramways - western australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Electric Transport Museum. (S.A, Adelaide's changing transport : a guide to the Australian Electric Transport Museum. (S.A.) Inc., St. Kilda, South Australia, 196?
A guide to to the Australian Electric Transport Museum. (S.A.) Inc., St. Kilda, South Australia featuring the various transport modes .Ill, p.18.non-fictionA guide to to the Australian Electric Transport Museum. (S.A.) Inc., St. Kilda, South Australia featuring the various transport modes .tramways - adelaide, transport - adelaide -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Electric Transport Museum (South Australia), The tramways of Adelaide, 197?
Facsimile production of "The Tramways of Adelaide" published by The Critic, March 9, 1909. It is a complete illustrated and historical souvenir of the Adelaide tramways from the inception of the horse trams to the inauguration of the present magnificent electric trolley car systemIll, maps, p.50.non-fictionFacsimile production of "The Tramways of Adelaide" published by The Critic, March 9, 1909. It is a complete illustrated and historical souvenir of the Adelaide tramways from the inception of the horse trams to the inauguration of the present magnificent electric trolley car systemtramways - adelaide, local transit - adelaide -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Electric Traction Association, Rails to The Bay : in commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of the reopening of the South Terrace and Glenelg Railway as an electric tramway on December 14, 1929, 1971
... anniversary of the reopening of the South Terrace and Glenelg Railway...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran ...A history of rail transport between Adelaide and GlenelgIll, maps, p.83.non-fictionA history of rail transport between Adelaide and Glenelgtramways - adelaide, tramways - glenelg -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Stott, Robert, A New Zealand Railway Album, 1981
... Zealand railways diesels and electrics. Stott, Robert Southern ...Photos of New Zealand railways diesels and electrics.ill, p.48.non-fictionPhotos of New Zealand railways diesels and electrics.railroads - new zealand - pictorial, railroads -- new zealand. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society (Qld Division), Brisbane's railways: Steam to electric, 1979
... Book Brisbane's railways: Steam to electric Bib, ill, p.51 ...A history of Brisbane suburban railways focusing on Locomotives and rolling stock.Bib, ill, p.51.non-fictionA history of Brisbane suburban railways focusing on Locomotives and rolling stock.suburban railways - brisbane, electrification - brisbane