Queensland Railways, 1880-1979

Queensland Railways
Annual Report of the Commissioner for Railways for the year 1880, 1881, 1883, 1884, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1979
Brisbane: James C. Beal, George Arthur Vaughan, Anthony James Cumming, Frederick Phillips, David Whyte, A. H. Tucker, and S. G. Reid, Government Printers, 1881-19.
33cm x 20cm. 55 reports bound in 6 volumes, 50 folding maps (40 coloured), 45 leaves of photographic plates, 1 folding plate, numerous folding tables. Brown cloth, gilt lettering.
Includes Queensland Railways folding maps for the years 1882, 1884, 1898 1900, 1901, 1902, 1902-03, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1913-14, 1914-15, 1916-17, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1939, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1979, and Map Showing the Railways Systems of the Colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria & South Australia 1885 and 1887 (2 issues), 1888, Map Showing the Railways Systems of Australia 1890 and 1891
The reports of the 1910s with numerous photographic illustrations showing early Queensland railway developments, bridges, locomotives, etc. From 1962 with numerous photographic illustrations in the text.
Occasional foxing. Insect damage to the final leaf of 1884 report and title of 1887. A couple of texta annotations to start or end of a report. 1892 report with contemporary manuscript corrections. Final leaf of 1893 report with tape repair. The folding tables in 1907 report torn. 1952 report with dampstain to tail edge. Most maps in Near Fine to Fine Condition with only minor crease or short closed tear, some Very Good with near closed tears along folds, QLD Railways 1884 map with closed tear and some foxing, 1901 with numerous closed tears, 1906-07 in pieces and with some tape repairs, 1907-08 cleanly in pieces, 1911-12 foxed, 1937-37 a few closed tears, 1939 chipped and torn into pieces, 1959 with some creasing, Colonies 1888 with significant tears and tanning, Australia Map 1890 fragile with several closed tears to folds, 1891 with a few closed tears to folds.
Railways, Australia, Queensland
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