Re: History of Trans-Australian Railway

["Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

The Port Augusta - Kalgoorlie line was named Trans-Australian Railway;
there has never been a 'Transcontinental'.

One book is Patsy Adam Smith 'Desert Railway', Rigby 1974, ISBN 0 85179 675
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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

Richard Sadleir <rsadleir@paradise.net.nz> wrote in article 
> Its difficult here in distant NZ to find out good books on Australian
> railway history.
> Does anyone know of a relatively recent authorative history of the line
from
> Kalgoorlie eastwards ?    I would be very grateful for this information