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Sierra Publishing Australia

Book publishing company, specialising in Australian history and railway publications.

18/11/2023

In the 1930s, K101 hauls a Warburton-bound goods between Yarra Junction and Wesburn. John Buckland collection, NLA

12/11/2023

The 'Last Train to Warburton' rolls into Ringwood on 1 August 1965, hauled by veteran locomotives D3 639 and E1106. 523 passengers packed the train to bursting point, with hundreds more missing out on a ticket for the nostalgic event. Photograph credit: Rev Ian Scutt.

One of the images contained in our new book, 'Whistles Through the Tall Timber', now available at www.sierraaustralia.com

11/11/2023

Our new publication, 'Whistles Through the Tall Timber', has finally hit the shelves!

Covering the fascinating Warburton, Powelltown and Noojee railways, along with the region's extensive timber history, this 264 page hardbound book contains the memoirs of many old railway and timber workers, along with a magnificent array of photographs, both colour and black & white.

Now available through our website: www.sierraaustralia.com

01/09/2023

The expected release date for our new book, 'Whistles Through the Tall Timber', is 23 October - just over 7 weeks away. One of my favourite images from the book is this little gem I found at the Upper Yarra Museum several years ago. It was taken at Powelltown in 1913, and shows driver George Riddell standing proudly by his engine, 'Little Yarra', in almost new condition.

07/08/2023

Remnant of a once-busy railway. One of the substantial cuttings on the old Powelltown bush line, which saw its last train in 1944.

This photograph, taken near The Bump in 2022, is one of 260 images in our forthcoming publication, 'Whistles Through the Tall Timber'. This book has gone to the printer, and is scheduled for release in late October.

16/07/2023

Front cover image from our forthcoming publication, 'Whistles Through the Tall Timber'. This large coffee table book, many years in the making, is about to go to the printers, and should be available by mid-October.

29/05/2023

Our 2021 publication 'Victorian Railways - The Spirit of Blue & Gold' sold out long ago, but I recently discovered that Steamrail Victoria still have a few copies left. Their phone number is 9397 1953, and they can mail books out.

12/08/2022

One of our most popular titles, 'A Railway to Cudgewa', has been reprinted and has just been delivered. This hardbound version has been expanded to 136 full colour pages, and printed on heavy art paper.

The spectacular mountain railway from Wodonga to Cudgewa in north eastern Victoria was one of Australia’s truly fascinating branch lines, and the most challenging to operate on the Victorian Railways.

The line became famous for its towering wooden bridges, notoriously steep grades, Hereford cattle and K class steam locomotives. It was a railway of scenic splendour, traversing rich grazing country, thick eucalypt forests and crossing gurgling mountain streams, with the snow-capped peaks of the Kosciuszko Main Range looming off in the distance.

Train running on the Cudgewa branch finished in 1978, closing one of the most interesting chapters in Australian railway history.

'A Railway to Cudgewa' is now available through railway outlets and book shops, or direct through our website at: www.sierraaustralia.com

29/10/2021

One of the many artistic Bernie Kelly photographs which appear in our latest publication, 'Victorian Railways - The Spirit of Blue & Gold.' This image shows K159 steaming past a cricket match at Hamlyn Park, with a Geelong-Fyansford goods train in February 1970.

19/10/2021

Sierra Publishing in very pleased to announce the release of our new book, Victorian Railways - The Spirit of Blue & Gold. A decade in the making, this is our largest and most extensive book yet - 336 pages, 260 full colour photographs from right around Victoria, and stories and memories from over 40 retired railwaymen and women. Now available through our website: www.sierraaustralia.com

13/08/2021

Sierra Publishing is very pleased to announce that our new publication, 'Victorian Railways - The Spirit of Blue & Gold', has been finalised and sent to the printers.

A decade in the making, this book is HUGE - 336 pages, with over 260 Kodachrome images from right around the state, plus stories from 40-odd retired railway employees.

Expected release date: Late October 2021.

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