Along Parallel Lines
A History of the Railways of News South Wales 1850-1986
Published on 31. December 1984
Book
Paperback/Softback
1 pages
978-0-522-84387-3 (ISBN)
Description
Railways have played an immense part in the history of New South Wales. The parallel lines extended as the population grew and themselves made possible new settlement and new industries. Railways crossed the mountain barriers that surround Sydney and opened up both the vast hinterland and the northern and southern coasts. Railways joined every part of New South Wales to Sydney in a distinctive, centralized pattern. They also joined New South Wales to the neighbouring colonies and states.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Carlton
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-522-84387-3 (9780522843873)
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02/2014
Simon + Schuster LLC
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Person
John Gunn was born in England but moved to Australia at age three. During World War II he was a destroyer navigator and Fleet Air Arm Pilot. After the war, Gunn wrote children's books during the 1950s and 1960s. His novel Sea Menace won the Book of the Year Award of the Children's Book Council. He also wrote Water Hazard (1995), Contested Skies (1999) and the play, Hildegard, premiering in May 1999.