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Afghan cameleers in Australia - Australia's Culture PortalThe introduction of camels and the so-called 'Afghan' cameleers proved to be a turning point in the exploration and development of the Australian interior. Image courtesy of the State Library of South Australia: B 14739. Image courtesy of the State Libra...
The first train lines in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide spanned only a few kilometres. These early inland rail lines formed the basis for the systems that would eventually become Australia's transcontinental railways. Diesel trains are still used for cou...
Image courtesy of AAP Images. For many Australians, the experience of visiting a place where Australians died and suffered during war is a reminder of the real meaning of the day. Defence Minister Robert Hill and Captain Nick Berry during ANZAC day dawn ...
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Australian Railway Historical Society ACT Division (more info)
The Society is based in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, and has an office in Queanbeyan, and museum and maintenance workshops in the Canberra suburb of Kingston. The Society operates heritage and tour trains. Visit the website for news, inf
The Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society (ANGRMS) (more info)
The Society was formed by a group of railway enthusiasts to preserve a representative collection of locomotives and rolling stock used on the Queensland sugar mill tramways. Contains an overview of the Society, news, open days, information on the collecti
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Australian National Railways Commission - Corporate entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science (website Bright Sparcs )In July 1975 the Australian National Railways Commission took control of the functions previously undertaken by the Commonwealth Railway Commissioner. 'Primary description of agency CA 2105; Australian National Railways Commission Head Office (also known...
Primary description of agency CA 2105; Australian National Railways Commission Head Office (also known as Australian National), South Australia. The Encyclopedia of Australian Science brings together Bright Sparcs and Australian Science at Work. See the...
South Australian Railways had workshops where they manufactured locomotives. Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http:/...
The Trans Australian Railway was first opened in 1917 and provided a rail service between eastern and western Australia. Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology He...
irn=9444&search=old+bridge&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=256514&search=old+bridge&site_id=3 H9354 Collection of violin bridges, (15), wood, Various makers, various places, unknown dates http://www.powerhousemuseum.com...
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