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Railway hotels of Australia. Volume four, South Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia
Title:
Railway hotels of Australia. Volume four, South Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia / Scott Whitaker.
Publication:
Bowen, Queensland : SRW Publishing, 2019.
Physical description:
xvi, 312 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps, plans, portraits ; 22 x 31 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Conventions -- Status of hotels -- Maps. South Australia -- Northern Territory -- Tasmania -- Perth and environs -- Southern Western Australia -- Northern Western Australia (Pilbara) -- Railway hotels. South Australia -- Northern Territory -- Tasmania -- Western Australia -- Select bibliography -- Index.
Partial contents:
Tasmanian content: The railway hotels of Tasmania (pages 85-150). Bridgewater -- Colebrook -- Conara -- Deloraine -- Gormanston -- Hobart (1) -- Hobart (2) -- Hobart (3) -- Latrobe -- Launceston -- Launceston/Invermay -- Lilydale -- Longford -- Parattah -- Perth -- Queenstown -- Queenstown South -- Railton -- Regatta Point -- Westbury -- York Plains -- Zeehan (1) -- Zeehan (2).
Summary:
"The coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years."--Back cover.
ISBN:
9780994423450 (hardback)
Record ID:
SD_ILS:1307965