History Illuminated 2020 Newcastle and Lake Mac Railways in the 1970s & 1980s, Ed Tonks

For more than 40 years Ed Tonks has been actively teaching, researching and promoting aspects of the Hunter’s history.
Ed shared his inspiration, stories and photographs for his first book "Tracking Back: train scenes of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in the 1970s and 1980s" at History Illuminated at Rathmines Theatre on 6 September 2020. Enjoy this edited clip of his presentation.
Presented by Lake Mac Libraries and NSW History Council, History Illuminated is a program full of discussions, lectures and presentations on historical research, books and writing at Lake Macquarie, NSW annually in September.