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Trans Australian Railway timetable, 1918

The Significance Statement summarises why an object is important and places it in a social and cultural context. An object may be significant for various reasons, including: historical use, rarity, design/aesthetics, new technology or changes in society. Statement of significance
This timetable is from the first year of operation of the Trans-Australian railway in 1918. The building of the Trans-Australian Railway was one of the most important engineering projects in the history of the nation.

Federation drew the colonies together and in 1912 work began on the standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway to link Perth with the eastern states. The first section to be built crossed the Nullarbor, from Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The greatest problem was transporting supplies, especially water, across this great stretch of remote country. Railway labourers and horsedrawn scoops prepared the ground but the track was laid using a combination of human and mechanical power. Moving camps provided accommodation for 400 to 500 labourers and their families. The eastern and western sections of the line joined near Ooldea in South Australia on 17 October 1917.

From the eastern railhead at Port Augusta to western Kalgoorlie, the railway spans 1690 km of arid land which in effect joined the two limits of the continent.

This timetable includes the route and information about the regions that the train travelled, illustrated by maps and photographs. It also describes the features of the trains available, including sleeping and eating arrangements. The Trans-Australian Railway linked Brisbane to Perth but the journey still involved three changes of gauge on eight different trains over four days.

This timetable and the information therein is a rare survivor of the early period of operation of the Trans-Australian Railway.

Margaret Simpson
Assistant Curator, Science & Industry
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
Produced by the Trans Australian Railways in 1918.

 This text content licensed under CC BY-NC.

Description
Railway timetable, Trans-Australian Railway, paper, made by the Trans-Australian Railway, Australia, 1918

Trans-Australian Railway Timetable with yellow cover. Contains a description of the route and general information, issued 28 March 1918. The route is from Perth to Brisbane and includes maps, photographs, information about the railway, region traversed, sleeping cars, dining cars, merchandise, telegrams, and press news.
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
2005/263/1
Height
226 mm
Width
110 mm

 This text content licensed under CC BY-SA.
Acquisition credit line
Gift of anonymous, 2005
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