Map shewing the principal railway systems of Australia [ca. 1:122,000]. [On verso] Map of the New South Wales railways [ca. 1:3,218,688]

Component identifier:

Item 3

Content Summary:

Recto shows principal railway systems of Australia in black and white, including those under construction, with ocean shown in blue. Inset of Tasmania at ca. 1:12,672,000 below Great Australian Bight and inset of New Guinea, Papua and New Britain at ca. 1:25,344,000 at top right, in Coral Sea. Verso shows New South Wales railways in black and white, including those under construction, with timetable numbers in red. Enlargement of Sydney and Newcastle Districts at ca. 1:804,672 in strip on the right, in South Pacific Ocean. Each side states Crown Copyright Reserved. Verso includes note below title, scale and notes: "Total Mileage of N.S.W. Government Railways 6127 miles as at 30th June, 1945." On sheet 37 x 45 cm.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Received by the National Library of Australia Maps section from Patricia Braga - whose great aunt was Florence S. H. Young, the founder of South Sea Evangelical Mission - in April 2007, on behalf of Pioneers Australia (formerly South Sea Evangelical Mission).

Names:

Braga, Patricia

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