Introductory Note: No. 18, January, 1975

The sketch of the railway cottage at the front of this issue is a foretaste of the railway history and architecture it is hoped to feature in Journals 19 and 20. The many reductions in both freight and passenger services in the north in 1974 have pointed up anew both the achievements and the glamour of the building of the Great Northern Railway. Indeed, while several of the articles included in the present issue make clear the nature of the initial impact of such transport north from the Hunter River. The personality of Bishop Turner and certain aspects of graveyards will also be treated.