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Outback railwaymen : life on the Commonwealth Railways / Nick Anchen.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780992538880
Author	Anchen, Nick (author.)
Title	Outback railwaymen : life on the Commonwealth Railways / Nick Anchen.
Other title	Life on the Commonwealth railways
Publisher and/or associated date/s	[Ferntree Gully, Victoria] : Sierra Publishing, 2019.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	©2019.
Description	xiv, 248 pages, 36 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 20 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary	This book 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 the hardy souls who kept the trains running through some of the harshest and most forbidding landscapes on Earth, in the great 'Back of Beyond.' They endured appalling climatic conditions, with scorching summer temperatures, howling dust storms and raging floodwaters, plus the ever-present danger of derailment and accident, along with the overwhelming isolation and loneliness that is the Australian Outback.
Subjects	Commonwealth Railways (Australia)
	Railroads -- Western Australia
	Railroads -- Northern Territory
	Railroads -- Australia -- Employees -- Anecdotes
	Railroads -- Australia -- History
	Railroad construction workers -- Australia
Call number	2019.237

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00932903	2019.237	General Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .