Document - Wal Jack obituaries, Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS), 1964

Historical information

Wal Jack who was an avid tramway and railway photographer and recorder based in Ballarat died in August 1964 while on a rail tour.
1 - Divisional Diary September 1964 - sourced from the Newsrail website reporting on the Picola Pastoral tour and noting the death of Wal and that the train was stopped at Craigeburn to remove Wal's body.
2 - Divisional Diary October 1964 - an obituary written by Les G Poole.
3 - Electric Traction September 1964 - an obituary written by Keith Kings.

Significance

Yields information about Wal Jack, his life and his work recording tramways and railways.

Physical description

Set of two obituaries and one tour note printed on 3 A4 sheets.

Back to top