Monday, 26 December 2011

Old photos The Islington Railway Workshops South Australian Railways.

My late grangfather Mr E.E. Bradey and  mother Mrs E.J.McCallum nee Bradey worked at Islington during the second world war. My grandfather worked in the Railcar Shop. My mother worked in the Typeing pool and as a secretary to Frederick Charles Meibourne the Head  Locomotive Draftsman. She useto tell me she made trains with her typewriter. The Photos in this blog were found with my grandfathers things. Note the fifth photo from the top is of a Medical Centre , you may note the first St John Ambulance Brigade Division in South Australia, was formed at The Islington Railway Workshops.

4 comments:

  1. Frederick Charles Melbourne was my great grand father! I never met him but would be very interested to know anything about him (good or bad!) Malinda Jane MELBOURNE, Lyndoch Barossa Valley SA

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  2. What a wonderful collection of photos John!

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  3. An absolutely magnificent collection.

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  4. Thanks John very helpful photos, just what I needed for a local history project i'm working on

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