Showing 6 items matching "railway fiction"
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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pierre Boulle, The bridge on the river Kwai, 1952
... ...burma-siam railway - fiction...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges war stories - fiction burma-siam railway - fiction The Bridge on the River Kwai" tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity; Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer; Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was ordered back. ...The Bridge on the River Kwai" tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity; Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer; Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was ordered back. Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge, the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks.p.157.fictionThe Bridge on the River Kwai" tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity; Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer; Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was ordered back. Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge, the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks. war stories - fiction, burma-siam railway - fiction -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Carroll, Steven, The Art of the Engine Driver, 2001
... railway fiction...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran Prahran railway fiction fiction drama On a hot summer's night, the old and the new, diesel and steam, town and country all collide - and nobody will be left unaffected. p.278. ...On a hot summer's night, the old and the new, diesel and steam, town and country all collide - and nobody will be left unaffected.p.278.fictionOn a hot summer's night, the old and the new, diesel and steam, town and country all collide - and nobody will be left unaffected.railway fiction, fiction drama -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkBook - Fiction Book, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1889
... railway station. The Ure family continued to play a significant role in the Gembrook community. The Ure family of 'Silver Wells' was significant in the early history of Gembrook. Alexander Ure Uncle Tom's Cabin 1889 Silver Wells On front cover printed: 'UNCLE TOM'S CABIN' On page i handwritten: 'Alexander Ure / A Present / from Mr & Mrs Wood / Cot 3rd 1889' Moss green hard cover book with title embossed on gold panel. 326 pages. Uncle Tom's Cabin Book Fiction ...This book, Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best selling novel in the 19th century in the USA. It was given to Alexander Ure in 1889, the son of Scottish migrants, John and Jane Ure who settled on acreage north of Gembrook in 1874. They called their property 'Silver Wells' because of finding a pure and plentiful water source when digging their initial well. Silver Wells became the commercial centre of the early Gembrook settlement with shops, post office etc. When the train came through in 1900 the Gembrook commercial centre shifted to its present location, near the railway station. The Ure family continued to play a significant role in the Gembrook community.The Ure family of 'Silver Wells' was significant in the early history of Gembrook.Moss green hard cover book with title embossed on gold panel. 326 pages.On front cover printed: 'UNCLE TOM'S CABIN' On page i handwritten: 'Alexander Ure / A Present / from Mr & Mrs Wood / Cot 3rd 1889'alexander ure, uncle tom's cabin, 1889, silver wells -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Ward Lock and Co, Around the world in 80 days, 1956
... Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Adventure fiction Voyages - Fiction An unmarried by mathematically precise Englishman dismisses his valet for heating his shaving water two degrees cooler than usual. He hires a French valet to replace him and the two of them set off to travel around the world in eighty days - a supposedly possible feat, now that the Indian railways have been built. ...An unmarried by mathematically precise Englishman dismisses his valet for heating his shaving water two degrees cooler than usual. He hires a French valet to replace him and the two of them set off to travel around the world in eighty days - a supposedly possible feat, now that the Indian railways have been built. If they succeed they will win a fortune off the other members of the Reform Club.p.192An unmarried by mathematically precise Englishman dismisses his valet for heating his shaving water two degrees cooler than usual. He hires a French valet to replace him and the two of them set off to travel around the world in eighty days - a supposedly possible feat, now that the Indian railways have been built. If they succeed they will win a fortune off the other members of the Reform Club.adventure fiction, voyages - fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, [E. A. B. D. (pen-name of E. A. Bland)], Douglas of Carrow : or A marked man, [n.d.] [c.1900?]
... Bland) Children's fiction Inscribed in ink inside front cover: "Linton Wesleyan / S School Library / No. 302". ("302" crossed out and "58" substituted .) 223 p. : ill.. Red cover, title in gold, sub-title in black on spine. Cover has sketched image of man sitting in railway ...223 p. : ill.. Red cover, title in gold, sub-title in black on spine. Cover has sketched image of man sitting in railway carriage, gazing out of window and looking contemplative. Cover title is "Douglas of Carrow or The Marked Man".fictionfiction, e. a. b. d. (e. a. bland), children's fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Lytton, Lord [Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton] [=Baron Lytton, Lord Lytton], The pilgrims of the Rhine : with poem "The ideal world", 1855
... Railway Library was introduced in 1849. Books were sold on station platforms for one shilling. George Smith whose name is inscribed across the title page may have been a newsagent and stationer in Linton (died 1900), and was not the George Henry Smith who was Grenville Shire Secretary from 1894. Book plate signed by J. Dodds indicates book was part of original Linton Mechanics' Institute collection, acquired before 1891. Fiction ...A set of loosely connected stories based in German literature,xii, 172 p. : paper-covered, decorative green cardboard cover, cover has text: "THE NEW LIBRARY / PILGRIMS OF THE RHINE / EDWARD BULWER LYTTON / ONE SHILLING / GEO. ROUTLEDGE / 2 FARRINGDON ST." Includes Dedication to the author's brother, Henry Lytton Bulwer, p.iii; Advertisement to the First Edition, p. v.; Preface, p. vii and viii. Table of Contents p. ix-xii. Book shows signs of repair with tape, on spine and between cover and first page. Some loose pages.fictionA set of loosely connected stories based in German literature,fiction, lord lytton, james dodds, original collection, english literature, folklore
