Image: Francis Webb Sheilds (lithograph)

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Description: A lithograph of Francis Webb Sheilds, the civil engineer who was over-ridden after his choice of railway gauge in the late 1840s, leading to Australia's eventual "multi-gauge muddle" caused by different railway gauges being adopted by the various Australian colonies. According to the author of the source article, Neville Pollard, the lithograph is the only known image of him. The article is "Commonwealth versus states: Australia's uniform gauge debacle", Australian Railway History, February 2014, p. 3.
Title: Francis Webb Sheilds (lithograph)
Credit: Australian Railway History, February 2014, p. 3
Author: Unknown authorUnknown author
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