Commonwealth Railways map of Australia showing railway systems 1959 / compiled and drawn by Property & Survey Branch, Dept. of the Interior, Canberra
- Bib ID:
- 6776285
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- Commonwealth Railways (Australia), cartographer
- Online Version:
- View this map in Map Search
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Scale:
- Scale 1:6,336,000 (E 112°00ʹ--E 154°00ʹ/S 10°00ʹ--S 44°00ʹ).
- Description:
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- Canberra : Property & Survey Branch, Dept. of the Interior, 1959
- 1 map : colour ; 54 x 72 cm, on sheet 57 x 75 cm
- Summary:
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Battye accession number 004979.
- Full contents:
- [Continuation inset]: Tasmania.
- Notes:
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- Map of Australia showing towns and homesteads, stock routes and telegraph lines, and railways.
- Shows the existing railways, those under construction, the existing railway gauges (5 ft. 3 in. ; 4 ft. 8.5 in. ; 3 ft. 6 in. ; 2 ft 6 in. and 2 ft.) on a background map with cities, towns and water features.
- Railways of Australia shown with gauge indicated by colour coding. Table showing route mileage of Government railways open for traffic 30th June 1959.
- A red passenger train is printed across the centre of Australia, accompanied by the words "Travel in comfort by fast diesel electric air conditioned trains on the Trans-Australian Railway", and a blue line showing the route of the Trans-Australian Railway.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-745657648
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1959
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australia. Department of the Interior. Property and Survey Branch
- Also Titled:
- Map of Australia showing railway systems
- Copyright:
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- Since 2009 [Created/Published Date + 50 Years]
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- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1959
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