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A history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Lubeck to Bolangum in western Victoria, complied to coincide with the Australian Railway Historical Society, Victorian Division's special train tour from Melbourne to Bolangum on Saturday the 9th May 1964.
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Pictorial history of Tasmanian's Railways private and government serving the West Coast.
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Pictorial history of Tasmanian's Private Railways.
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ill, p.56.
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Pictorial history of the Tasmanian Government Railways.
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Ill, maps, p.88.
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A photographic profile of the Tasmanian Government Railways between 1871-1996.
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Ill, p.48.
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A photographic profile of the Tasmanian Government Railways between 1950 & the 1970s.
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ill, maps, p.60.
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A history of the Victorian Railway's railway from Red Cliffs to Morkalla in far North West Victoria and a lineside guide for the occasion of the 'Back to Millewa' celebrations on 14 & 15 June 1975.
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ill, maps, p.118.
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A history of the Victorian Railway's railway extension from Donald to Birchip in western Victoria to mark the centenary of its opening.
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ill, maps, p.76.
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A history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Robinvale to Lette in New South Wales that was built but never opened to rail traffic.
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ill, maps, p.22.
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A history of the Victorian Railway's Gheringhap to Maroona Railway in western Victoria, complied to coincide with the Australian Railway Historical Society, Victorian Division's special train tour to Ararat via Cressy on the 15th September 1973.
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ill, maps, p.60.
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A history of the Ballarat to Ararat railway in western Victoria and a lineside guide to the stations on the line. The book was issued by the Australian Railway Historical Society, Victorian Division on the occasion of the Centenary Celebrations of the opening of the railway to Ararat on the 5th April 1875.
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ill, maps, p.179.
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A history of the rail network based on Portland that was developed from the 1870s to transport goods between its port and the growing inland settlements of Western Victoria and Southeast South Australia
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index, ill, p.203.
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A descriptive history of the railways of Ballarat.
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index, ill, maps, p.64.
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A brief history of the Victoria Railways cross country line from Ballarat to Skipton and Colac in the South West.
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ill, maps, p.16.
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A brief history of the Otway Ridge in Victoria including its railways.
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ill, maps, p.16.
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A brief historical guide to the West Otway Ridge in Victoria including its railways.
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index, ill, maps, p.262.
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An history of the rail stations on the Victorian Railways lines in the Colac Otway Shire including the lines to Forrest, Alvie, Cressy and the 2'6" narrow gauge railway to Crowes.
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index, ill, maps, p.40.
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An illustrated history narrative of Victorian Railways line from Bungaree to the Bungaree Racecourse near Ballarat.
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index, ill, maps, p.87.
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An illustrated history narrative of Victorian Railways line from Lal Lal to the Lal Lal Racecourse near Ballarat.
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ill, maps, p.96.
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A pictorial history of railways in the Victorian Otway Ranges including the Victorian Railways lines to Wensleydale, Forrest and Timboon as well as the 2'6" narrow gauge railway to Crowes.
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ill, maps, p.65.
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A lineside guide and history of the Morwell to Mirboo North Railway in Gippsland Victoria. Issued on the occasion of the running of the 'Last Train' between Morwell and Mirboo North prior to closure of the line on the 22nd June 1974.
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index, ill, maps, p.150.
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A history of the Koo-Wee-Rup to McDonald's Track (Strzelecki) Railway in South Gippsland Victoria.
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index, ill, maps, p.270.
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A history of turning disused railway lines into rail trails for walkers and bicycles.
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index, ill, maps, p.100.
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A history of the Victorian Railway's narrow gauge 2'6" branch line from Moe to Walhalla.
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index, ill, maps, p.133.
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A history of the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria from 1873 to 1973.
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ill, maps, p.51.
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A lineside guide to the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria, for the North East Railway Centenary Special Train Tour on the 24th November 1973.
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ill, p.97.
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A reproduction of pages from a Victorian Railways loco repair book from 1945 to 1954.
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A Pictorial history of the Victorian Railways narrow gauge 2'6" branch line from Wangaratta to Whitfield and a tribute to the late Edward A. Downs, Railway Historian.
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A brief history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Tallarook to Mansfield.
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ill, maps, p.84.
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A short history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wangaratta to Yackandandah in Victoria.
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ill, maps, p.75.
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A short history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wangaratta to Yackandandah in Victoria.
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