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ill, maps, p.50.
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A history of the conversion of the Brisbane suburban railways from steam and diesel to electric operations. Produced to commemorate the inauguration of electric rail services in Brisbane.
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A souvenir tour booklet produced for the centenary celebrations marking the opening of the Deniliquin & Moama Railway on 4th July 1876.
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ill, p.51.
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An illustrated souvenir brochure illustrating and describing the exhibits to mark the centenary of the New south Wales Government Railway in 1955.
railroad construction - new south wales - history, promotional material - new south wales railways
ill, maps, p.67.
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A short history of the Lapstone Zig Zag to get the railway from Lapstone to Glenbrook near Sydney up over the Blue Mountains to Lithgow in New South Wales.
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ill, maps, p.64.
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A short history of the Great Lithgow Zig Zag to get the railway from Sydney over the Blue Mountains down into Lithgow in New South Wales.
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ill, maps, p.128.
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A history of the railway from Great Lithgow Zig Zag to get the railway from Sydney over the Blue Mountains down into Lithgow in New South Wales.
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index, ill, maps, p.144.
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A history of the railway from Sydney to Lighgow over the Blue Mountains in New South Wales with paintings provided by Phil Belbin.
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index, ill, maps, p.176.
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A history of the railway from Sydney to Lithgow over the Blue Mountains in New South Wales & the preserved Zig Zag Railway operating out of Lithgow.
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ill, maps, p.30.
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A history of the railway from Richmond to Kurrajong on the end of the branch line from Blacktown in Sydney N.S.W.
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index, ill, maps, p.160.
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A history of the private South Maitland Colliery Railway Maitland out of Newcastle N.S.W.
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index, ill, maps, p.160.
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A history of the private Richmond & Pelaw Main Colliery Railway owned by the J & A Brown company from Hexham out of Newcastle N.S.W.
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ill, maps, p.116.
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A history of the railway from Newcastle N.S.W. to Maitland.
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ill, maps, p.116.
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A history of the branch line from Adamstown to Belmont out of Newcastle N.S.W. including the railway, the trains and the collieries.
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ill, p.48.
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A pictorial history of the branch line railway from Casino in northern N.S.W. to Murwillumbah near the Queensland border.
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ill, p.31.
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A pictorial history of the railway from Casino in northern N.S.W. to the Queensland border.
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ill, maps, p.98.
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A history of the railway from Glenreagh and the North Coast railway in northern New South Wales, including the railway, the town, it's railway station and its locomotive depot.
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ill, maps, p.72.
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A history of the railway from Glenreagh to Dorrigo in northern New South Wales.
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index, ill, maps, p.166.
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A history of the railway from Grafton to Brisbane and the building of the rail/road bridge over the Clarence River at Grafton.
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index, ill, maps, p.152.
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A history of the first 125 years of the railway from Sydney to Parramatta in New South Wales
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ill, maps, p.48.
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A souvenir book to commemorate the centenary of the opening of the railway to Hay in New South Wales.
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index, ill, maps, p.56.
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A history of the goods line from Sydenham to Botany in Sydney New South Wales
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index, ill, maps, p.464.
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The known story of the work of six men - a naval surveyor, four engineers, and the contractor who, with many others, built the first railway from Sydney to Parramatta between 1848 and 1857.
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ill, maps, p.28.
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An illustrated history of the Campbelltown to Camden branch line south of Sydney New South Wales.
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ill, maps, p.72.
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An illustrated history of the Campbelltown to Camden branch line south of Sydney New South Wales.
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ill, p.75.
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Personal reflections of the New South Wales Government Railways.
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ill, maps, p.18.
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A brief history of the railway from Erskenville to Como in Sydney New South Wales.
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ill, p.52.
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Photographs of steam locomotives in New South Wales
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ill, p.186.
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A guide to the rollingstock and operations of the railways of New South Wales in 1979.
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