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Enginemen of the Victorian Railways: Volume II by Nick Anchen
Category: Transport
Enginemen of the Victorian Railways Volume II provides a rare insight into life on the locomotive footplate, through the fascinating recollections of sixteen railwaymen, whose stories paint a picture of a once-proud network in all its glory, and recall the days when the Victorian Railways were integral ...Show more
Life on the Victorian Railways by Nick Anchen
Category: Transport
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
Outback Railwaymen: Life on the Commonwealth Railways by Nick Anchen
Category: Transport
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
Railway to Cudgewa by NICK ANCHEN
Category: Transport
The spectacular mountain railway from Wodonga to Cudgewa in north eastern Victoria was one of Australia's truly fascinating branch lines, and the most challenging to operate on the Victorian Railways. It was a railway of scenic splendour, famous for its towering wooden bridges, notoriously steep grades, ...Show more
Victorian Railways: The Spirit of Blue & Gold by NICK ANCHEN
Category: Transport
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
Category: Australian Culture
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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