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Book

Author
Lee, Robert
Title
The greatest public work : the New South Wales railways, 1848 to 1889
Imprint
Hale and Iremonger, Sydney, 1988, 184 pp
ISBN/ISSN
0868063320
Description

A volume in the Public Works Department history project.

Abstract

These were the foundation years of the NSW railways: within thirty years the isolation of the bush was broken forever.
Robert Lee presents a thoroughly researched and engaging account of the calculating will and faith of colonial politicians, the skill and creativity of a group of engineers and, inevitably, the fruits and labours of the thousands of men and women who built and ran the railway.

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