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Great Australian Railway Stories

Great Australian Railway Stories Soft cover - 2005

by Marsh, Bill 'Swampy'

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: ABC Books, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 274 pages b/w photos - In the frustrating days of semi-automated electric trains, it is hard to remember the smell of coal smoke, the hiss of steam, and sting of cinders flying into your eyes as you hung out a window. There was romance then, in working and travelling on the Australian railways, and hardship. With his passion for the olden days worn on his sleeve and his famous ear for a good yarn well pricked, Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has found stories from drivers and gangers, stokers and crossing guards, their families and everyone in between, to create a collection of adventures that tell in their authentic voices of the funny, dramatic and hilarious times of a world long past.
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  • Title Great Australian Railway Stories
  • Author Marsh, Bill 'Swampy'
  • Binding Soft cover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Publisher ABC Books, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Date 2005
  • Bookseller's Inventory # UB-012107
  • ISBN 9780733317392

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