East-West railway in 1919, circa 1970 [manuscript] / by Gertrude Menear. [ca. 1970]

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East-West railway in 1919, circa 1970 [manuscript] / by Gertrude Menear. [ca. 1970]

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MS Acc10.161 comprises an annotated photocopy of a film sketch written by Gertrude Menear to pay tribute to "those pioneers who struggled and endured to make possible the construction and maintenance of the East-West Railway" between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie. The film sketch describes living conditions and a strike in 1919, and includes a number of humorous anecdotes.

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Commonwealth Railways (Australia)

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Menear, Gertrude.

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Public school teacher. Gertrude L. Menear was a school teacher with the South Australian Education Department. While based at Cook in 1919, she provided evening instruction for the railway workers employed on the east-west railway. Cook, in South Australia, was established as a railway town in 1917 when the railway was built. From the description of East-West railway in 1919, circa 1970 [manuscript] / by Gertrude Menear. [ca. 1970] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 749456189...

Trans-Australian Railway

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