Showing 13 items matching "railways - anecdotes"
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Unions BallaratTranscontinental train odyssey: The Ghan, the Khyber, the Globe (Don Woodward Collection), Fischer, Tim, 2004
... ...railways - anecdotes...BTLC Ballarat Trades Hall ballarat trades and labour council Fischer, Tim politicians railways - history railways - anecdotes Book; 217 pages. Cover: brown and blue background; colour photograph of The Ghan and Tim Fischer; white and black lettering; author's name and title. ...Stories from Tim Fischer's train journeys around the world. Fischer was an Australian politician (National Party), deputy prime minister and diplomat.Global history - railways. Book; 217 pages. Cover: brown and blue background; colour photograph of The Ghan and Tim Fischer; white and black lettering; author's name and title. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, fischer, tim, politicians, railways - history, railways - anecdotes -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR COLLECTION: VIOLEE DAVEY PROJECT ON EASTER FAIR
... Document details early anecdotes relating to the running of the Fair. Includes reference to Favaloro's Vienna Café; popular girl competition; railway transport to the Fair; Morley Johnson's; humorous entries including a horse dressed as a bride. ...Document details early anecdotes relating to the running of the Fair. Includes reference to Favaloro's Vienna Café; popular girl competition; railway transport to the Fair; Morley Johnson's; humorous entries including a horse dressed as a bride. ...8 page document 'Project on the Bendigo Easter Fair' handwritten, photocopy of original. Document details early anecdotes relating to the running of the Fair. Includes reference to Favaloro's Vienna Café; popular girl competition; railway transport to the Fair; Morley Johnson's; humorous entries including a horse dressed as a bride. Written by Violee Davey ( Myers) August 22nd 1989. In 1993, Violee (Victoria) Davey received an Order of Australia for services to the communityViolee Daveybendigo, bendigo easter fair, violee davey -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewspaper clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Telling Tales From The Borough, 27/02/2008
... Records local anecdotes as experienced by the author who grew up in Greensborough in the 1960s. kay arthur greensborough hotel authors books watsonia railway station greensborough swimming pool A 2 page newspaper article on a book entiled "The Stories Inside". ...Covers the launch of a book called "The Stories Inside" written by Kay Arthur at the Greensborough Hotel.Records local anecdotes as experienced by the author who grew up in Greensborough in the 1960s.A 2 page newspaper article on a book entiled "The Stories Inside". It features coloured photographs of the author and book.kay arthur, greensborough hotel, authors, books, watsonia railway station, greensborough swimming pool -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Anchen, Nick, Enginemen of the Victorian Railways, 2011
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran Prahran Railroads - Victorian Railways - personal reminiscence Railroad operations - Victoria - history Anecdotes from railwaymen working on the Victorian Railways in Australia. ill, p.182. ...Anecdotes from railwaymen working on the Victorian Railways in Australia.ill, p.182.Anecdotes from railwaymen working on the Victorian Railways in Australia.railroads - victorian railways - personal reminiscence, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Anchen, Nick, Enginemen of the Victorian Railways Volume II, 2013
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran Prahran Railroads - Victorian Railways - personal reminiscence Railroad operations - Victoria - history More anecdotes from railwaymen working on the Victorian Railways in Australia. ill, p.190. ...More anecdotes from railwaymen working on the Victorian Railways in Australia.ill, p.190.More anecdotes from railwaymen working on the Victorian Railways in Australia.railroads - victorian railways - personal reminiscence, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Thompson, John E, Travels by Trainor: A Railwayman's Memories 1921-1931, 2000
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran Prahran Railroads - Victorian Railways - personal reminiscence Railroad operations - Victoria - history Reminiscence and anecdotes by the late Douglas McNaughton Trainor an employee of the Victorian Railways from 1921 to 1931. index, ill, maps, p.100. ...Reminiscence and anecdotes by the late Douglas McNaughton Trainor an employee of the Victorian Railways from 1921 to 1931.index, ill, maps, p.100.non-fictionReminiscence and anecdotes by the late Douglas McNaughton Trainor an employee of the Victorian Railways from 1921 to 1931. railroads - victorian railways - personal reminiscence, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Tronson, Mark, Tales of the Footplate: Australian Locomotive Enginemen's Stories and Anecdotes, 1988
... Railway services. Personal observations. Collections. railroad operations - Australia - history Stories and anecdotes from railway men on the Australian railways. ...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 LibraryBook, Tronson, Mark, Ripping Good Railway Yarns, 1991
... Railway services. Personal observations. Collections. railroad operations - Australia - history Stories and anecdotes from railway men on the Australian railways. ...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 LibraryBook, Marsh, Bill 'Swampy', Great Australian Railway Stories, 2005
... Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran Prahran Railroads -- Australia -- Employees -- Anecdotes Railroad travel -- Australia -- History Reminiscences of life working & living on the railways of Australia by Bill 'Swampy' Marsh. ill, maps, p.274. ...Reminiscences of life working & living on the railways of Australia by Bill 'Swampy' Marsh.ill, maps, p.274.non-fictionReminiscences of life working & living on the railways of Australia by Bill 'Swampy' Marsh.railroads -- australia -- employees -- anecdotes, railroad travel -- australia -- history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Adam-Smith, Patsy, Romance of Victorian Railways, 1980
... Railroads -- Victoria -- Anecdotes Railway services. Victoria. Stories anecdotes A description of Victorian railways history, written around themes relating to locomotives, workers, drivers and stationmasters and how the railway affected their lives. ...A description of Victorian railways history, written around themes relating to locomotives, workers, drivers and stationmasters and how the railway affected their lives. Illustrated, some in colour.ill, p.167.non-fictionA description of Victorian railways history, written around themes relating to locomotives, workers, drivers and stationmasters and how the railway affected their lives. Illustrated, some in colour.railroads -- victoria -- anecdotes, railway services. victoria. stories, anecdotes -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Fuller, Basil, Nullarbor Lifelines, 1977
... railway. Scattered references to Aborgines; mainly anecdotes about Ooldea Aborigines, and work of Daisy Bates. ill, p.214. ...A history of the Commonwealth Railways 'Tea and Sugar Train' supplying railway workers along the transcontinental railway. Scattered references to Aborgines; mainly anecdotes about Ooldea Aborigines, and work of Daisy Bates.ill, p.214.non-fictionA history of the Commonwealth Railways 'Tea and Sugar Train' supplying railway workers along the transcontinental railway. Scattered references to Aborgines; mainly anecdotes about Ooldea Aborigines, and work of Daisy Bates.railroad trains -- australia -- history., railway history - commonwealth railways -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Patsy Adam Smith, Folklore of the Australian Railwaymen, 1969
... Railway services. Personal observations. Collections. Railroads -- Australia -- History. From the back cover: "Patsy Adam-Smith has collected a rich host of humorous, historic, and tragic anecdotes from the navvies, guards, fettlers, gangers, station-masters, drivers, and other men and women of the Australian railways - men and women who, bringing character and life to the loneliness of the remote parts of Australia they opened up, were a vital part of our history." p.308. ...From the back cover: "Patsy Adam-Smith has collected a rich host of humorous, historic, and tragic anecdotes from the navvies, guards, fettlers, gangers, station-masters, drivers, and other men and women of the Australian railways - men and women who, bringing character and life to the loneliness of the remote parts of Australia they opened up, were a vital part of our history."p.308.non-fictionFrom the back cover: "Patsy Adam-Smith has collected a rich host of humorous, historic, and tragic anecdotes from the navvies, guards, fettlers, gangers, station-masters, drivers, and other men and women of the Australian railways - men and women who, bringing character and life to the loneliness of the remote parts of Australia they opened up, were a vital part of our history."australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections., railroads -- australia -- history. -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Jack Booth, Only The Tracks Remain, 1972
... Railway services. Personal observations. Collections. A novel about the history and anecdotes from some of the people who built Australia's railways. p.196. ...A novel about the history and anecdotes from some of the people who built Australia's railways.p.196.non-fictionA novel about the history and anecdotes from some of the people who built Australia's railways.novels in english. australian writers, australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections.
