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Iron Roads in the Outback (HB) by Nick Anchen
$69.95 AUD
Category: AUSTRALIANA
The Iron Roads of the Australian Outback - the legendary Commonwealth Railways were built through some of the harshest landscapes on Earth. They were railways like no other, where men and women battled extreme temperatures, flash floods and maddening isolation to keep the trains running. This publicatio ...Show more
Life on the Victorian Railways by Nick Anchen
$49.95 AUD
Category: AUSTRALIANA
The Victorian Railways of old was far more than just a transport business - it was a great railway family, where employees were treated as valued members of the organisation. Life on the Victorian Railways explores a bygone era, through the recollections and humorous stories of a selection of railwaymen ...Show more
Locomotive Enginemen of Tasmania by Nick Anchen
$49.95 AUD
Category: AUSTRALIANA
Locomotive Enginemen of ?Tasmania is a tribute to the men at the coal face of Tasmania's railways, whose fascinating stories paint a vivid picture of days long gone, from a time when the 'iron roads' were crucial to the fortunes of the state. The book features stories from nine Tasmanian enginemen, who ...Show more
Outback Railwaymen: Life on the Commonwealth Railways by Nick Anchen
$35.00 AUD
Category: AUSTRALIANA
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA RAILWAY - NORTH AUSTRALIA RAILWAY - TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY "Outback Railwaymen - Life on the Commonwealth Railways" explores the life and times of three extraordinary railways, through the recollections and humorous stories of a selection of retired railwaymen and women. These were t ...Show more
Puffing Billy: Spirit of the Dandenongs by Nick Anchen
$29.95 AUD
Category: AUSTRALIANA
The Puffing Billy Railway is a genuine living museum, part of the original Victorian Railways branch line which operated for fifty three years between Upper Ferntree Gully and Gembrook. The quaint little train became in institution of the Dandenongs, and the closure of the line in 1954 caused a public o ...Show more
Railways of the Ovens and King by Nick Anchen
$59.95 AUD
Category: AUSTRALIANA
Nestled in the shadows of the Victorian Alps, the majestic Ovens and King River valleys first attracted prospectors during the 1850s gold rush. When the railway age arrived in the north east, iron roads were pushed through to the townships of Beechworth, Yackandandah, Bright and Whitfield. This book is ...Show more
The Narrow Gauge: Whitfield, Gembrook, Crowes, Walhalla by Nick Anchen
$75.00 AUD
Category: AUSTRALIANA
The Victorian Railways narrow gauge lines portrayed the very essence of the Australian pioneering spirit, with their ingeniously constructed routes traversing picturesque, forested and rugged country. Built in the era of the horse and cart, when railways had a monopoly over the conveyance of freight and ...Show more
The Right Way, the Wrong Way and the Railway: Great Victorian Rail Stories by Nick Anchen
$35.00 AUD
Category: AUSTRALIANA
The Right Way, the Wrong Way and the Railway takes a real 'warts and all' look at the Victorian Railways. Eight years in the making, this book abounds in history, humour, railway stuff-ups and the typical stupidity which often went with The Job. From the mysteries of safeworking to suburban shenanigans, ...Show more
Victorian Railways: The Spirit of Blue & Gold by NICK ANCHEN
$99.95 AUD
Category: HISTORY
Victorian Railways The Spirit of Blue & Gold explores a bygone era, from the days when the Victorian Railways was considered crucial to the fortunes of the state and when the railways was far more than just a transport business it was a great railway family, where employees were treated as valued me ...Show more
Visions of Victoria: The Magic of Kodachrome (HB) by Nick Anchen
$69.99 AUD
Category: ART
Melbourne underwent great changes in the decades following World War II, with rapid population growth and mass migration during the 1950s and ‘60s forever altering the face of the city. Despite the changes, Melbourne in this period was often considered to be idyllic, with an ease of life, and a strong ...Show more
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