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Dandenongs by ANCHEN Nick
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The dandenongs are a charming region of great natural and man-made beauty. The comprehensive book explores the fascinating history of the dandenongs and covers a vast array of interesting subjects. Includes over 250 photographs.
Enginemen of the Victorian Railways by Nick Anchen
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While the life of a locomotive engineman in the steam era may have appeared glamorous, the reality was often quite different. Long hours, poor conditions, relentless shiftwork and bad pay was the engine crew's lot, in an era when men relied on their workmates, and the Victorian Railways were still consi ...Show more
Enginemen of the Victorian Railways: Volume II by Nick Anchen
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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
Iron Roads in the Outback (HB) by Nick Anchen
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Rails To Old Walhalla by Nick Anchen
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Nestled deep in the hills of the Great Dividing Range, 140 km east of Melbourne, lies the romantic gold town of Walhalla. Situated in a narrow twisting valley, Walhalla is the very image of a ghost town, with cabins clinging precariously to high cliff walls, and a cascading stream tumbling past immense ...Show more
Railway to Cudgewa by NICK ANCHEN
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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
Railways of the Ovens and King by Nick Anchen
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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