$33.99
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2018
Summary
Written by former Deputy Prime Minister, The Honourable Tim Fischer, Steam Australia paints a fascinating picture of Australian steam transportation over ten vital decades of transformation. From two world wars, to changes in leadership and even a visit from the Queen, the century of steam locomotion in Australia is also of great political interest. Fischer tracks key steam locomotives that traversed Australia during critical stages of our nation’s development and transported soldier…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780642279293 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0642279292 |
| Author: | Tim Fischer |
| Publisher: | National Library of Australia |
| Imprint: | National Library of Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 1.14kg |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 218mm x 266mm |
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Tim Fischer
Tim Fischer
For over seven decades, Tim Fischer has been deeply committed to understanding and promoting rail transport. He has examined the essential role of both passenger trains and rail freight in our economy, traveling on steam-hauled trains of many different kinds throughout his life.
In his youth, he frequently used the South West Mail. Later, as the federal leader of the Nationals and deputy prime minister, Fischer made a point of visiting key railway stations around the globe, including those in Teheran, Isfahan, and Pretoria.
Fischer’s other works include Transcontinental Train Odyssey, Trains Unlimited, and Seven Days in East Timor.
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