Road through the Wilderness : The Story of the Transcontinental Railway – The First Great Work of Australia’s Federation

Burke, David

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This is the story of building a railway across Australia from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie. CONTENTS: Introduction The first express. Drawing lines. Promises…promises. 1912 raising the curtain. 1913 King O’Malley’s man. 1914 Little Napoleon & Company. 1915 desert echo. 1916 the malcontents. 1917 the last spike. Beyond 1917… unfinished business. xxiii, 280 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm. Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 270-272. #131021 Trans-Australian Railway — History. | Railroads — Australia — History.

Additional Information

AuthorBurke, David
Number of pagesxxiii, 280 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
PublisherNew South Wales University Press
Year Published1991 First Edition
Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

Book Condition

Near Fine

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