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Conference Paper

Author
Kemp, D. C.
Title
A New Way in an Old Land: Australia's First Railway
In
First Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage 1994: Old Ways in a New Land; Preprints of Papers
Imprint
Institution of Engineers, Australia, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 1994, pp. 167-172
ISBN/ISSN
0858256223
Url
https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.626234938230009
Abstract

The paper briefly overviews early means of transportation in Australia and looks at the introduction of railway. Reasons are outlined for the construction in South Australia of the railway from Goolwa on the River Murray to the seaport at Port Elliot and its subsequent extensions to Victor Harbor and the town of Strathalbyn. The railway is briefly described and positioned in perspective with others. The significance of the Goolwa-Port Elliot railway is established with the concluding statement classifying it as Australia's first full scale railway.

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