Hoping there may be a 'railway / train buff' on the list who could assist a colleague. He is searching for details of trains that ran from Sydney to Broken Hill, and from Melbourne to Broken Hill, anytime during the years 1939 through to 1946. In particular, the types of engines, rolling stock etc. associated with the 'special trains' that ran those routes, and whether such trains were under military or government control. Also, if anyone knows of family members associated with the military or bank officials associated with the 'special trains' I would be grateful for some leads. My personal contact details are noted below. Kind regards, Jennifer Dr. Jennifer Lambert Tracey BA(ANU);M.APP.SC.(UC); PhD (UC); MPHAQ; Member ~ Professional Historians Association (Qld) Inc. Archaeologist, Historian & Heritage Consultant PO Box 629, Morayfield, Queensland 4506 Email: jtracey@heritagearchaeology.com.au

----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr Jennifer Lambert Tracey via" <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com> To: <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com>; <aus-military@rootsweb.com>; <aus-nsw-west@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 3:05 PM Subject: [AUS-NSW] Railway Trains to Broken Hill, NSW. 1939-1946 > Hoping there may be a 'railway / train buff' on the list who > could assist a > colleague. He is searching for details of trains that ran from > Sydney to > Broken Hill, and from Melbourne to Broken Hill, anytime during > the years > 1939 through to 1946. In particular, the types of engines, > rolling stock > etc. associated with the 'special trains' that ran those > routes, and whether > such trains were under military or government control. > > Also, if anyone knows of family members associated with the > military or bank > officials associated with the 'special trains' > Hi Jennifer Maybe info in Trove ........... Censorship was in full play then or maybe not ? NSW State Records out at Kingswood would be a good source . Also I know the NSW State Library has NSW Railway Gazettes in a similar format to the Gov Gazettes ........ large heavy tomes Is alot of archived info on Railways in the GENANZ list There used to be someone in the early 2000's who posted a lot of misc NSW railway info. I thought he called himself The Commissioner ? or something similar ???? , but nothing popped out of the list archives . bye MargM Beautiful NSW Central Coast ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4273/9028 - Release Date: 01/30/15

Hi Jennifer You might find some think on the site below http://www.railmotorsociety.org.au/rm_history_frame.htm Cheers Josephine -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dr Jennifer Lambert Tracey via Sent: Saturday, 31 January 2015 2:06 PM To: aus-nsw@rootsweb.com; aus-military@rootsweb.com; aus-nsw-west@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-NSW] Railway Trains to Broken Hill, NSW. 1939-1946 Hoping there may be a 'railway / train buff' on the list who could assist a colleague. He is searching for details of trains that ran from Sydney to Broken Hill, and from Melbourne to Broken Hill, anytime during the years 1939 through to 1946. In particular, the types of engines, rolling stock etc. associated with the 'special trains' that ran those routes, and whether such trains were under military or government control. Also, if anyone knows of family members associated with the military or bank officials associated with the 'special trains' I would be grateful for some leads. My personal contact details are noted below. Kind regards, Jennifer Dr. Jennifer Lambert Tracey BA(ANU);M.APP.SC.(UC); PhD (UC); MPHAQ; Member ~ Professional Historians Association (Qld) Inc. Archaeologist, Historian & Heritage Consultant PO Box 629, Morayfield, Queensland 4506 Email: jtracey@heritagearchaeology.com.au ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com