Re: SAR RECORDS

[nldoncas@cobweb.com.au (Nic Doncaster)]

G.Lambert@unsw.edu.au (Geoff Lambert) writes:
> GOODWIN ALCO <alco@planet.net.au> wrote:
> 
> >Can anyone tell me where all historical records are kept for the South
> >Australian Railways? In Sydney of course we have the Transport House
> >archives dept but is there something similar in SA thats open to the
> >public for historical research.
> >Brad Peadon
> >Alcos International
> 
> I believe these are at the Mortlock (spelling?) library, which I think
> is an annexe (?) of the State Library of S.A., whose catalogue can be
> telnetted to at 143.216.21.4 (slsa@gov.au?).  Last I heard the
> collection was described as "very extensive" but "totally
> uncatalogued" and "they don't really know what they have"
> 
> Geoff Lambert
> 
I will throw a hat in the ring and suggest PDSRM (contact Ron Fluck) may be a 
better source. I haven't formally been through their archives, but have had a go 
at looking at stuff in the Mortlock Library, and it took ages to find a little.

I don't proclaim to be expert in the "digging field", so this is just my 
impressions
Nic
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