Roderick Sun.11.10.20 Melbourne 'Herald Sun'  SEEKING the owner and location of the sawmill in this photo taken in September 1922, possibly in Noojee. The surnames of some men are Taylor, McKenzie

It has been years since tramways were used in the timber industry in Victoria, but I suspect that we still keep an eye on the industry. Roderick Multiple problems with state logging agency, damning

LRRSA Zoom entertainment meeting On Thursday 11 February at 8.00 pm AEDT (ACT, NSW, Vic., and Tas. Time). the LRRSA will be holding an online meeting via Zoom. It will go for about 60 to 90 minutes,

Greg Stephenson Brisbane, Australia Get Outlook for iOS G’day I searched through some aerial photograph available from the Queensland Government website and located the Fun Fare in the 1969

Apologies to Jim for not mentioning his book and acknowledging his fine work in recording details of a variety of amusement lines. But I don't believe either of us were aware before of the Father

Hi very interesting. I am seeking any information on the carribean gardens train and one which used to run at Whistle stop amusement park in Frankston. Both in Victoria. Any info would be

The train ride described by Greg appears to be the successor to the one that operated at Redcliffe from 1944. This was in the amusement complex known as "Luna Park" and was at Sutton's Beach. It was

Season's greetings from the Formerly United Kingdom. Just as an aside, we have a Scarborough in the UK too and it has a miniature railway! https://nbr.org.uk/ It's unusual as it is 20" gauge.

G’day all It’s Christmas Eve and I remember that growing up at Redcliffe in Queensland in the 1960’s and 1970’s that as a child we’d always go the Funfair at Scarborough on Christmas Eve to

On Thursday 10 December at 8.00 pm AEDT (ACT, NSW, Vic., and Tas. Time). the LRRSA will be holding an online meeting via Zoom. It will go for about 60 to 90 minutes, but you will be free to leave at

Wow. Overnight delivery from Melbourne to regional Victoria. Remarkable. John

John, Received your email yesterday. Received my Light Railways at Kangaroo Flat this morning. Something has failed somewhere with Australia Post! Regards, Bruce

The originally planned mailout date for Light Railways 276 was to be last week, but we pushed it back so we could do a traditional mailout. The magazine has now been handed over to Australia Post, so

Thank you Roderick for passing on that sad news. John Prideaux was Hon. Treasurer of LRRSA for three years from July 1967 to June 1970. He was also a member of the Constitution Committee which wrote

News has arrived via google group Trams Down Under of John's death, aged 75, apparently after a long illness. He had been a long-serving LRRSA treasurer. Enlosed: A photo of John enjoying an LRRSA

Also Tidbinbilla and Honeysuckle Creek. https://www.industry.gov.au/news-media/australian-space-agency-news/australia-and-the-first-moon-landing John

No, Carnarvan played a part as well. "The Dish" was fiction based on fact. Both places were used. Bob Backway, Belgrave Hts, Victoria, Australia Commodore, Lake Eyre Yacht Club LakeEyreYC.com

From Wikipedia Carnarvon has had three tramways.[3] The first, shown on a Public Works Department map of 1884, ran from a landing site on the river, across Olivia Terrace to a shed on the other side

The movie was pretty flexible with the facts as in never spoil a good story with the facts. The Honeysuckle Creek station broadcast covered the initial transmission from the moon including the first

I think this was the Parkes Observatory radio telescope. If so it's part in the moon landing was covered in a movie called "The Dish", starring Sam Neill. For more on this