Stuart, I would recommend the FB web site Lost Wollongong which is a mine of information on Illawarra’s history. It’s a pit it wasn’t last month otherwise I could have shown you an 1840

Hi Chris, I found a free download for the DH Lawrence book "Kangaroo" at this link: https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/l/lawrence/dh/l41k/ I will first look for the "colliery description" and

Hello All, I’d just like to clarify one portion of the South Australian career of HC 271/1884. Smith and Timms were indeed the contractors for the Yeelanna-Minnipa and Cummins-Kimba railways,

I’ve never read Kangaroo. Regards, Chris

I thought it was 'Torestin' which sounded romantic and full of dark forests, but should have been called 'Toworkin', as it was in such poor condition. It's years since I read the book, so am I

Greetings, Folks. I concur with Martin's conclusion on the 6 coupled saddle-tanker for sale at Mt. Lyell in 1896. I provide a few comments on some of the details of the 2 engines concerned:

He stayed at a house named Wyewurk which is still there. Regards, Chris

DH Lawrence stayed at Thirroul and situated part of his novel ‘Kangaroo’ there. He has a nice description of a nearby colliery jetty and the steam loco that ran on it. John John

You can walk the IH&LC line from the Kanahooka smelter as far as Fowlers Rd as the easement still exists, roadworks and housing development have obliterated just about everything west of the main line

How much remains of the system around Dapto, that seems to get very little publicity but ran for quite some distance?

Welcome to the Illawarra Stuart, it's a great place to live. I live in Farmborough Heights as I'm not rich enough to live in the northern suburbs like Thirroul. Very little remains of most of the

I have recently relocated to Thirroul ,NSW from Melbourne. It's a great area from a light railways perspective, with a plethora of former coal lines in the area, though nearly all have vanished under

Hello all, For those who are interested, Queensland topographic maps can now be found online at: http://qtopo.dnrm.qld.gov.au/Mobile/ and saved as PDF or other formats. Zoom in to your

This is a follow up for my material in the current LRRSA Light Rails magazine. After the closure of the QR Canungra line in 1955, the land from the apex of the former Canungra QR fork line became

This author is still working on a future LR article writing about Schöma tunnel locomotives that have come to work in this part of the world, principally Australia, but also to near neighbours New

All, I've detailed below various notes / information (and sources) relating toHC271 in particular, but also a little more relating to Mt.Lyell locomotives in general. I hope this adds

Great photos. Thank you. David R Axup

If you're a fan of the Ravenglass & Eskdale, I have another album fromlast year here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/55958391@N07/sets/72157644767598986/ Cheers, Michael Chapman Follow the Welsh

BTW, I've had a go at making a video too. This is a first for me sofeedback is welcome. This can be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/55958391@N07/15362557942/in/set-72157626286359239 I've

No worries. Off to France next week... ;-) Michael Chapman Follow the Welsh Highland HeritageRailway on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WHHRly Followmy railway adventures on Flickr at