Showing 38 items matching "commonwealth railways (australia) -- history."
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Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Port Augusta - Whyalla official opening 6-10-72, 1972
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. Booklet to commemorate ...Booklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Port Augusta to Whyalla on Friday 6th October 1972ill, maps, p.16.non-fictionBooklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Port Augusta to Whyalla on Friday 6th October 1972railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Stirling North - Marree Railway official opening 27-07-57, 1957
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. Booklet to commemorate ...Booklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Stirling North to Marree in South Australia on the 27th July 1957.ill, p.19.non-fictionBooklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Stirling North to Marree in South Australia on the 27th July 1957.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc, The Pichi Richi Railway, 1975
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. A history ...A history of the preserved Pichi Richi Railway built on part of the former Commonwealth Railways 3'6" railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs in South Australia.ill, maps, p.52.non-fictionA history of the preserved Pichi Richi Railway built on part of the former Commonwealth Railways 3'6" railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs in South Australia.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McNicol, Steve, Quorn Line Album
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. A history of the 3'6 ...A history of the 3'6" railway from Peterborough South Australia to Quorn to meet the Commonwealth Railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs.ill, maps, p.56.non-fictionA history of the 3'6" railway from Peterborough South Australia to Quorn to meet the Commonwealth Railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Bayley, William A, Quorn Line Album, 1975
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. A brief history ...A brief history of the 3'6" Commonwealth Railway from Port Augusta South Australia to Quorn & on to Alice Springs, & the junction with the S.A.R. from Quorn to Peterborough.ill, maps, p.64.non-fictionA brief history of the 3'6" Commonwealth Railway from Port Augusta South Australia to Quorn & on to Alice Springs, & the junction with the S.A.R. from Quorn to Peterborough.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Central and North Australia Railways
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Prahran Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. railroad ...A Commonwealth Railways brochure promoting the railway service from Port Augusta to Alice Springs on the Central Australian railway and to Darwin via road and the Northern Australian Railway.ill, maps, p.16.non-fictionA Commonwealth Railways brochure promoting the railway service from Port Augusta to Alice Springs on the Central Australian railway and to Darwin via road and the Northern Australian Railway.commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Steve McNicol, Railway Reborn
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. A history ...A history of the preserved Pichi Richi Railway from Quorn built on part of the former Commonwealth Railways 3'6" railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs.ill, p.32.non-fictionA history of the preserved Pichi Richi Railway from Quorn built on part of the former Commonwealth Railways 3'6" railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc, The Opening of the Pichi Richi Railway 20-07-74, 1974
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. A commemorative booklet ...A commemorative booklet for the opening of the preserved 3'6" Pichi Richi Railway out of Quorn South Australia on the old Commonwealth Railways line from Port Augusta to Alice Springs 20th July 1974.ill, p.32.non-fictionA commemorative booklet for the opening of the preserved 3'6" Pichi Richi Railway out of Quorn South Australia on the old Commonwealth Railways line from Port Augusta to Alice Springs 20th July 1974.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Harvey, James Young, The Never- Never Line: The Story of the North Australia Railway, 1987
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Prahran Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. railroad ...A history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory.Index, ill, maps, p.368.non-fictionA history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory.commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., railroad construction - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Harvey, James Young, Australia's Forgotten Volunteers, 1992
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Prahran Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. Railroad ...A history of the railwaymen who volunteered to work on the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory during World War II.Index, ill, maps, p.264.non-fictionA history of the railwaymen who volunteered to work on the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory during World War II.commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., railroad operations in war - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Stevenson, Ian, The Line That Led to Nowhere: The Story of the North Australia Railway, 1979
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Prahran Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. railroad ...A history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory.Index, ill, p.188.non-fictionA history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory.commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., railroad construction - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Stevenson, Ian, Down The Track, 1987
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History.... Prahran Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. railroad ...A history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory. Written for the Northern Territory Department of Education.ill, maps, p.74.non-fictionA history of the Commonwealth railways North Australia Railway from Darwin to Birdum in the Northern Territory. Written for the Northern Territory Department of Education.commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., railroad construction - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Nick Anchen, Iron Roads in the Outback, 2017
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History. Central ...The Iron Roads of the Australian Outback - the legendary Commonwealth Railways were built through some of the harshest landscapes on Earth. They were railways like no other, where men and women battled extreme temperatures, flash floods and maddening isolation to keep the trains running. This publication is the culmination of 25 years of Outback exploration, research, photography and interviews by author Nick Anchen. The result is a diverse book which brings to life both the beauty and harshness of the Australian Outback, through a collection of fascinating and historic images, along with the memories of former Commonwealth Railways employees. Following an introductory chapter on the vastness and grandeur of the Australian interior - highlighted by the memoirs of 1950s flying doctor Macarthur Job - the book delves into the story of the Central Australia Railway. This was the line built through the 'back of beyond' - the forbidding desert country of South Australia and the Northern Territory. It was here that operators of famous trains such as The Ghan battled searing heat, dust storms and raging floodwaters to keep the trains running. The chapter includes stories by well known Ghan conductor 'Aspro' Lyons, and 'Piano Playing Chef' Paddy Greenfield - along with enginemen Wolf Markowski and John Theel, both of whom worked trains on this famous railway. The story of the North Australia Railway - 'The Line to Nowhere' - is the tale of a ramshackle railway which came alive during the dark days of World War II. The memoirs of wartime engineman Jim Prentice are eye opening, as are the hair raising accounts of surviving Tropical Cyclone Tracy, as told by rolling stock foreman Bill Donaldson. The Trans-Australian Railway was built across one of the harshest and loneliest environments on Earth - the vast Nullarbor Plain. Stories from enginemen Jack Slattery and Ron Howrie, along with Nullarbor resident and roadmaster's wife Cathy Beek, tell not only of the rudimentary living conditions and maddening isolation, but of the great camaraderie amongst the railway people who kept trains such as the Trans-Australian and the Tea and Sugar running. As well as examining the ruins and relics from the long-closed CR narrow gauge lines, the book also includes a chapter on the much-loved Pichi Richi Railway - the last surviving portion of that great Transcontinental Railway dream from another age.ill, maps, p.208.non-fictionThe Iron Roads of the Australian Outback - the legendary Commonwealth Railways were built through some of the harshest landscapes on Earth. They were railways like no other, where men and women battled extreme temperatures, flash floods and maddening isolation to keep the trains running. This publication is the culmination of 25 years of Outback exploration, research, photography and interviews by author Nick Anchen. The result is a diverse book which brings to life both the beauty and harshness of the Australian Outback, through a collection of fascinating and historic images, along with the memories of former Commonwealth Railways employees. Following an introductory chapter on the vastness and grandeur of the Australian interior - highlighted by the memoirs of 1950s flying doctor Macarthur Job - the book delves into the story of the Central Australia Railway. This was the line built through the 'back of beyond' - the forbidding desert country of South Australia and the Northern Territory. It was here that operators of famous trains such as The Ghan battled searing heat, dust storms and raging floodwaters to keep the trains running. The chapter includes stories by well known Ghan conductor 'Aspro' Lyons, and 'Piano Playing Chef' Paddy Greenfield - along with enginemen Wolf Markowski and John Theel, both of whom worked trains on this famous railway. The story of the North Australia Railway - 'The Line to Nowhere' - is the tale of a ramshackle railway which came alive during the dark days of World War II. The memoirs of wartime engineman Jim Prentice are eye opening, as are the hair raising accounts of surviving Tropical Cyclone Tracy, as told by rolling stock foreman Bill Donaldson. The Trans-Australian Railway was built across one of the harshest and loneliest environments on Earth - the vast Nullarbor Plain. Stories from enginemen Jack Slattery and Ron Howrie, along with Nullarbor resident and roadmaster's wife Cathy Beek, tell not only of the rudimentary living conditions and maddening isolation, but of the great camaraderie amongst the railway people who kept trains such as the Trans-Australian and the Tea and Sugar running. As well as examining the ruins and relics from the long-closed CR narrow gauge lines, the book also includes a chapter on the much-loved Pichi Richi Railway - the last surviving portion of that great Transcontinental Railway dream from another age. commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., central australia railway -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, McCauley, Paul, Kat-Can-Kal-Aug-Ood Gazette, 1917
... Commonwealth Railways (Australia) -- History....Transcontinental railway - Australia - history Commonwealth ...A souvenir issue of a magazine to commemorate the completion and opening of the East-West (Port Augusta - Kalgoorlie) section of the Commonwealth Railways in 1917.ill, p.29.non-fictionA souvenir issue of a magazine to commemorate the completion and opening of the East-West (Port Augusta - Kalgoorlie) section of the Commonwealth Railways in 1917.transcontinental railway - australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Courts of Inquiry and Boards, 31 May 1941
Legal arrangements applicable to the RegimentAll paper publication for use as an aide-memoire in conjunction with Australian Military Regulations and Orders (AMR&O). Commonwealth of Australia badgearmy, legal, boards of inquiry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: AUSTRALIA HISTORY
A box decorated with Christmas paper containing Australian news and cuttings of items of interest in Australia. Includes the history of the M.C.G., Lord and Lady Casey, Treasure from Gilt Dragon wreck, Flinders Street railway station, 'The story of 100 years by Roy Bridges, The 24th Annual Report of AMPOL 1960, magazine titled,' A picture of the Commonwealth' and various other items of news. 1960s.Australliana 5australia, history, general item of interest, lydia chancellor, collection, australia, australiana, history, person, melbourne cricket ground, flinders street railway station, governor general of australia, 'gilt dragon' wreck, australian history -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (series) - Subject File, ARGYLE, Sir Stanley Seymour (1867-1940), 1958
Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationKHS Imposed OrderStanley Seymour Argyle, later Sir Stanley, was Mayor of Kew for two terms: 1902-3, and 1903-4. He was later the Premier of Victoria (1932). While the file contains an article by Neville Pollard - Commonwealth Versus the States: Australia’s uniform gauge debacle (Australian Railway History, Feb 2014), most of the file is comprised of correspondence relating to the gift of a painting to Argyle in 1895. The correspondees include Ian Stanley Argyle, the grandson (Argyle Travel Coy. R.R, 172 St George’s Terrace, Perth, 6000), Kew Historical Society, and Kew City Council. A photocopy of the letter (poor quality) relating to the gift in 1895 is included in the file. The grandson’s letter advises that the gift was a small oil painting described as a ‘Field Scene’. An image of the painting is not in the file.sir stanley argyle, mayors of kew, premiers - victoria, medical practitioners - kew (vic), first world warsir stanley argyle, mayors of kew, premiers - victoria, medical practitioners - kew (vic), first world war -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Dedman, Daryl, Railways South Australia, 2010
Personal reflections of the South Australian Government Railways and the Commonwealth Railways.ill, maps, p.140.non-fictionPersonal reflections of the South Australian Government Railways and the Commonwealth Railways.railroad operations - south australia - history, transcontinental railway - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Babbage, Jack, The History of Pichi Richi Railway, 1984
... Prahran Railroad construction - South Australia - history railway ...A history of the Pichi Richi railway from it's construction as part of the Commonwealth Railways Great Northern Railway to a preserved steam tourist railwayill, maps, p.104.non-fictionA history of the Pichi Richi railway from it's construction as part of the Commonwealth Railways Great Northern Railway to a preserved steam tourist railway railroad construction - south australia - history, railway history - commonwealth railways -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Babbage, Jack, The First 100 Years of the Pichi Richi Railway, 1980
... Prahran Railroad construction - South Australia - history railway ...A history of the first 100 years of the Pichi Richi railway from it's construction as part of the Commonwealth Railways Great Northern Railway to a preserved steam tourist railwayill, maps, p.104.non-fictionA history of the first 100 years of the Pichi Richi railway from it's construction as part of the Commonwealth Railways Great Northern Railway to a preserved steam tourist railway railroad construction - south australia - history, railway history - commonwealth railways -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society (S.A. Division) Inc, The Broad Way to Port Pirie 1937 - 1982, 1982
A history of the broad gauge railway to Port Pirie in South Australia to meet the Commonwealth Railways standard gauge and 3'6" narrow gauge S.A.R. line.ill, maps, p.48non-fictionA history of the broad gauge railway to Port Pirie in South Australia to meet the Commonwealth Railways standard gauge and 3'6" narrow gauge S.A.R. line.railroad construction - south australia - history, railroad operations - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Commonwealth Railways Commencement of Construction Tarcoola-Alice Springs Railway, 1975
A commemorative booklet to mark the start of the building of the standard gauge railway from Tarcoola to Alice Springs on 12th April 1975.ill, maps, p.16.A commemorative booklet to mark the start of the building of the standard gauge railway from Tarcoola to Alice Springs on 12th April 1975.railway construction - australia, trans-australian railway - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Commonwealth Railways Stirling North - Maree Railway, 1957
A commemorative booklet to mark the start of the building of the standard gauge railway from Stirling North to Maree on 27th July 1957.ill, maps, p.16.A commemorative booklet to mark the start of the building of the standard gauge railway from Stirling North to Maree on 27th July 1957.railway construction - australia, north australia railway - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Fluck, Robert et al, Locomotives of the Commonweath Railways, 1972
... Locomotives - South Australia - history Locomotives ...A history of steam & diesel locomotives on the Commonwealth Railways narrow gauge and standard gauge.ill, p.68.non-fictionA history of steam & diesel locomotives on the Commonwealth Railways narrow gauge and standard gauge.locomotives - south australia - history, locomotives - commonwealth railways - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Carter, Mark et al, South Australian Diesel Pictorial the 80s, 1990
... - Commonwealth Railways - Australia A history of diesel locomotives ...A history of diesel locomotives on the Australian National network in South Australia in the 1980s.ill, maps, p.94.non-fictionA history of diesel locomotives on the Australian National network in South Australia in the 1980s.locomotives - south australia - history, diesel locomotives - commonwealth railways - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, The Clyde Engineering Co Pty Ltd, How to Drive a Clyde-GM Diesel Locomotive Mainliner Model 1, 1951
... diesel locomotives - Commonwealth Railways - Australia ...A book describing how to drive the new Clyde-GM A1A-A1A GM diesel-electric locomotive for the Commonwealth Railways.ill, p.48.non-fictionA book describing how to drive the new Clyde-GM A1A-A1A GM diesel-electric locomotive for the Commonwealth Railways.diesel locomotives - commonwealth railways - australia, diesel locomotives -- australia -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Carter, Mark, Australian Fleetbooks 3 AN and NR Locomotives, 1998
A brief description of some of the diesel-electric locomotives working on the Australian National and National Rail networks.ill, p.24.non-fictionA brief description of some of the diesel-electric locomotives working on the Australian National and National Rail networks.diesel locomotives - commonwealth railways - australia, diesel locomotives - national rail - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, 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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McNicol, Steve, A. N. Locomotives 1982 (S.A. and N.T), 1982
... locomotives - Commonwealth Railways - Australia A brief description ...A brief description of the diesel locomotive working on the Australian National railway in South Australia and the Northern Territory.ill, p.16.non-fictionA brief description of the diesel locomotive working on the Australian National railway in South Australia and the Northern Territory.diesel locomotives - south australia - history, diesel locomotives - commonwealth railways - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McNicol, Steve, Australian National Locomotives (S.A and N.T), 1981
... locomotives - Commonwealth Railways - Australia A brief description ...A brief description of the diesel locomotive working on the Australian National railway in South Australia and the Northern Territory.ill, p.16.non-fictionA brief description of the diesel locomotive working on the Australian National railway in South Australia and the Northern Territory.diesel locomotives - south australia - history, diesel locomotives - commonwealth railways - australia