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Iron Roads in the Outback (HB) by Nick Anchen
69.95 AUD
Category: Technology and Transport
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: Technology and 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
Locomotive Enginemen of Tasmania by Nick Anchen
49.95 AUD
Category: Technology and Transport
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: Technology and 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
Puffing Billy: Spirit of the Dandenongs by Nick Anchen
29.95 AUD
Category: Technology and Transport
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
Railway to Cudgewa by NICK ANCHEN
69.95 AUD
Category: Technology and 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
Railways of the Ovens and King by Nick Anchen
59.95 AUD
Category: Technology and Transport
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 Dandenong Ranges by Nick Anchen
29.99 AUD
39.99 (25% off)
Category: Travel
The charms of the Dandenong Ranges - the majestic call of the lyrebird, steam whistles in the distance, the unmistakable smell of the forest after rain, the colours of spring and autumn, the timeless atmosphere of the Cuckoo Restaurant...The Dandenong Ranges are a series of ridges and gullies of great n ...Show more
The Right Way, the Wrong Way and the Railway: Great Victorian Rail Stories by Nick Anchen
35.00 AUD
Category: Technology and Transport
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: Technology and 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
69.95 AUD
Category: Travel
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