7-618: Australia Made Preference League was the organisation behind the Great White Train that travelled through New South Wales in Australia, in the 1920s. The League was formed in 1924 to promote Australian made goods over imported goods. Wallace Alexander Nelson was a co-founder The Queensland branch of the league was started in 1924 in response to the success of the New South Wales organisation The materials published and produced by
14-750: The Berlei company contained a segment on a recreation of the train filmed at Taralga and on the Picton–;Mittagong loop railway line . Lyndhurst, New South Wales Lyndhurst is a small village in New South Wales , Australia in Blayney Shire . It is 4 kilometres west of Mandurama or about 269 km west of Sydney and 63 km south-west of Bathurst just off the Mid-Western Highway New South Wales . Once serving as
21-670: The League have become collectors pieces. Great White Train The Great White Train was an effort in the 1920s by Sydney based industrialists to convince Australians to Buy Australian Made . The concept was put forward by the Australia Made Preference League , a consortium of New South Wales manufacturers with the Government of New South Wales contributing £5,000 to the project. Two journeys were made,
28-428: The first from 11 November 1925 until 20 May 1926, the second from 25 August to 22 November 1926. The train comprised one Class 36 locomotive , two Pullman carriages, one dining car, one sleeping car, 15 exhibition coaches and a van. At 309 metres, it was the longest ever train to operate in Australia. Radio station 2XT was part of AWA contribution to the train. The station was set up at each town and broadcast to
35-1190: The local community but was heard as far away as New Zealand with a clear signal. The sale of crystal radios to rural customers was one of the results but on the train's departure they had to make do with static filled reception from Sydney . It was generally open from 09:00 until 22:30. The exhibitors were: Aeroplane Flour, Angus & Robertson , Ashton Soap & Candle, Australian Forests, Australian Linoleum Co, AWA , Ball Phonograph, Beale & Co, Bebarfalds, Berlei , BHP , Bonds , Caldwell's Wines, Clifford Love & Co , Clinton-Williams, Davis Gelatine Co, Federal Distilleries, Gartwell White, Hunts Oil & Gas Co, Isherwood & Bartlett, James Stedman-Henderson Sweets, John Vicars & Co, Jusfrute Products, Lewis Berger & Sons , Mangrovite Belting, Nestle's Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co , Newlands Bros, RC Henderson Ltd, Queensland Insurance Co, Sydney Williams Ltd, Tooth & Co , Tucker and Co, Vitavox Phonograph, Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission, WD & HO Wills , WH Plumb The train made two journeys in New South Wales after being loaded at Darling Harbour Yard . Journalist and ex-politician Wallace Nelson
42-421: The major centre for basic goods and needs to the nearby Junction Reefs goldfields. At the 2016 census , Lyndhurst had a population of 267 people. Lyndhurst was one of the ten areas (including Albury , Armidale , Bombala , Dalgety , Lake George , Orange , Tooma , Tumut and Yass-Canberra ) shortlisted in 1908 as sites for the national capital. Lyndhurst today boasts the still functioning Royal Hotel,
49-1564: Was an official lecturer on the tour. The first tour commenced on 11 November 1925 and concluded on 20 May 1926, there was a Christmas break from 22 December to 4 January. The towns visited were: Gosford , Newcastle , West Maitland , Cessnock , Singleton , Muswellbrook , Scone , Murrurundi , Quirindi , Werris Creek , Tamworth , Armidale , Binnaway , Merrygoen , Dunedoo , Gulgong , Mudgee , Rylstone , Lithgow , Bathurst , Blayney , Lyndhurst , Cowra , Orange , Wellington , Dubbo , Narromine , Peak Hill , Parkes , Forbes , Stockinbingal , Temora , Ariah Park , Ardlethan , Barellan , Griffith , Leeton , Yanco , Narrandera , Ganmain , Coolamon , Junee , Wagga Wagga , Henty , Culcairn , Albury , Brocklesby , Corowa , The Rock , Cootamundra , Wallendbeen , Young , Harden , Yass , Gunning , Goulburn , Moss Vale , Mittagong , Liverpool , Sydney and Granville The second tour commenced on 25 August 2026 and concluded on 22 November 1926 visiting: Newcastle , East Maitland , Dungog , Gloucester , Wingham , Taree , Kendall , Wauchope , Kempsey , Macksville , Urunga , Raleigh , Coffs Harbour , Corumba, Glenreagh , South Grafton , Grafton , Rappville , Casino , Kyogle , Lismore , Bangalow , Byron Bay , Mullumbimby Murwillumbah , Thirroul , Wollongong , Berry , Nowra , Tarago , Michelago , Cooma , Nimmitabel , Bombala , Canberra , Queanbeyan , Bungendore , Botany , Mascot , Rockdale and Hurstville The movie Undercover made in 1983 about
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