Jimmy Mullen

Worked briefly in shipyard before starting with platelayers, repairing and maintaining railway track. Frequent accidents, some fatalities. Mentions evening classes. Baff week. Walking to work when saw a circus walking along the road, startled by elephants. Wooden houses owned by railway, lived in one, originally water brought in a tank. Dealing with derailments. Incline method of moving sets of wagons. Grandfather a policeman.

AUD1992-35

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