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Australian Colonies in the 1800s: Early Railway

First Steam Railway

https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/first-railway-line

The History of Australian Rail

https://www.australian-trains.com/blog/the-history-of-australian-rail.html

History of rail transport in Australia (For an overview)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Australia#:~:text=Australians%20generally%20assumed%20in%20the,in%201855%2C%20due%20to%20bankruptcy.

History of the NSW Railways

https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/community-engagement/sydney-trains-community/culture-and-heritage/history-of-nsw-railways

How significant was the arrival of the railways in NSW?

https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/how-significant-was-arrival-railway-nsw

An Overview of the Australian Railway System

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=fcd3656b-c5c4-4513-ae29-3c0c5dc82781

A travel transformation

https://digital-classroom.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/first-steam-railway