Australian Orders, Page One

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My Railway Love Affair, by Malcolm Searle.

Malcolm Searle described his fifty years working with Western Australia's railways as a love affair. They were years spanning enormous change - for the railways, for Western Australia and for our everyday lives.

Railway employees were often very dedicated, but few were so in love with rail as to work for 50 years, take photographs, collect books and memorabilia, volunteer in a railway museum, and then write up his life in detail. Here is a wonderful record of how the railways, and life in general, had changed over nearly six decades. Well illustrated, it is now presented as this colourful volume.

The story starts in Malcolm's school years, and extends to his trips looking for railway history well after retirement - an invaluable record of so many changes through the years.

200 pages, B5 size. Numerous photos, most in colour.

$39.00

Postage $11.00

$39.00
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The X CLASS ERA in Western Australia, An illustrated history by Peter Gould.

For the first time all in one book, the story of 48 locomotives that ushered in the modern era on WA railways.
The X class were unveiled with great promise, then suffered so many problems as to cast doubt on whole idea, and bring about a royal commission.
But WAGR engineers eventually solved the problems and these engines went on to give three decades of service all over the system, whether on the express passenger trains or with goods on the most remote branch lines.
Peter Gould has researched and recorded their design and construction, the problems operating in WA's harsh environment, the royal commission and politics and their service life.
Each of the 48 locos has an individual entry with photograph and life history notes.
More than 200 pages, A4 size, numerous photographs mostly in colour.

Postage $11.00

$79.00

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Memories of the Trans-Australian Railway by Philippa Rogers.

Celebrating 100 years since the opening of the railway which linked our nation in 1917, this books tells the story of the construction and operation through the eyes and words of many involved.
With fascinating images including offical views, photos, personal snaps, coloured posters and brochures.
More than 100 photographs and images, many in colour.
96 pages, A4 size.

Postage $11.00

$20.00
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Station Masters of Western Australia, by Jeff Austin.

The railway Station Master was a feature of life in Western Australia for 120 years. In rural towns he was one of the few civil servants who would always be there. Other station masters worked where there were no towns, still vital to ensure safe movement of passengers and freight.
In this book, researcher Jeff Austin has chronicled not only the era and role of the Station master, but has listed them all by name and dates. An index to surnames make the book equally valuable for genealogy and local history research.
160 pages, historical photos including colour.

Postage $11.00

$25.00

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Guide to the collection The Railway Museum Western Australia.
Written by Bill Gray.

New full-colour guide to our extensive collection of locomotives, carriages, wagons and smaller exhibits. Includes all rolling stock whether at Bassendean museum site or elsewhere, and both the stock on display and that which is being restored for future display.
76 page, more than 100 colour photographs.

Postage $11.00

$16.90

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Marble Bar to Mandurah by Geoffrey Higham.

Published 2007 by Rail Heritage WA, this book tells the story of rail passenger services in Western Australia, from 1876 to the present.
288 pages, A4 size, over 260 photos (many in colour), available in soft cover or casebound editions.

Postage $15.00.

$20.00 (s)
$39.00 (c)

Soft or Casebound

Soft Cover $20.00 AUD Casebound $39.00 AUD

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Rails Through The Bush by Adrian Gunzburg and Jeff Austin.

Stunning new edition of this classic work. Covers the locomotives and the railways of timber mills, goldfields firewood lines, rail construction contractors. 304 pages, profusely illustrated including colour photos, many scale drawings at 1:64 for modelling. Hard bound with colour dust jacket.

Postage $17.00.

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$59.00

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