The Break-of-Gauge – A Social History synopsis is now available
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We will have a few proof copies available about mid-January and will try to distribute these as widely as possible.
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Chapter 18 of THE BREAK-OF- GAUGE provides a commentary on the curse of the Great Transcontinental Railway.
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This tells the story of the framing of the Australian Federal Constitution and how the Fathers of Federation failed the railways.
It was the one real chance that Australia had to fix the Break-of-Gauge. There were some seedy characters scheming in this and there were some dirty tricks. NSW Premier (who would later become Prime Minister) George Reid, was top of the list of tricksters
We invite you to watch our promotional video for our upcoming book The Break of Gauge – A Social History. The video below runs for eight minutes.
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WATCHED THE VIDEO BUT STILL NOT SURE? MORE THAN HALF OF THE CHAPTERS ARE NOW COMPLETED AND HAVE GONE OUT TO SEVERAL PEOPLE FOR REVIEW.
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