Hello all, For those interested, the latest issue of the Peninsula Essence has an article on the Sorrento steam tram - it can be viewed online at: http://peninsulaessence.com.au/online-issue/ Regards,

Hello all, Following on from my postings about online interactive 3D maps, there is now one of NSW, for those planning to to travel or research in NSW. The map can be found at: https://nsw.digitaltwin

Hello all, A couple of online interactive 3D maps that I've come across in the past month or two, via professional email lists. They are intended for bushfire analysis but have other uses as well. A g

Hello all, For those of you who have the Memory Map software and Vicmap maps, Memory Map now has updated (early 2019) the Vicmap maps, at 1:25,000, 1:50,000 and 1:100,000 scales covering the entire st

Hello all, For those who aren't already aware, NSW Land Registry Services now have a lot of historical information online; the following comes from Spatial Source: ------ NSW Land Registry Services an

Hello all, Some updates and useful websites for mapping and similar information: The Vicmap Interactive Map (http://services.land.vic.gov.au/maps/interactive.jsp) and Forest Explorer (nremap-sc.nre.vi

Hello all, A little OT but this may be of interest to some of you; from the Urban Developer email list during the week: https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/secret-tunnels-provide-sydney-development

Hello all, I would have mentioned this in the past, but some photos of tramway remains at South Channel Fort from a 2014 tour can be found at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/john_cleverdon/36057922695/

Hello all, As part of my upcoming move to the NBN and the change of Internet provider to Telstra (since I can no longer have separate phone and Net providers), I will lose my Chariot/TPG web page. The

Hello all, (apologies if this is the second time you get this message; I've had some minor hiccups with Yahoo email lists this week) Back in 2015 and 2016 I mentioned the Memory Map software/maps (htt

Hello all, (apologies if this is the second time you get this message; I've had some minor hiccups with Yahoo email lists this week) Back in 2015 and 2016 I mentioned the Memory Map software/maps (htt

Hello all, Back in 2015 and 2016 I mentioned the Memory Map software/maps (http://memory-map.com.au/digital-maps/topographic-maps-australia.html) on this email list, and it having both 2D and 3D maps.

Hello all, I came across the article at: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mapping-ghostly-traces-abandoned-railroads-interactive-crowdsourced-atlas via one of the professional email lists I'm on.

Hello all, A little off-topic, but as some of you may be aware, the heritage rail tunnels in the Toowoomba Range are to be lowered to allow higher-clearance trains through them. A professional magazin

Hello all, I've just got email email from the Dromana & District Historical Society (http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dromana/) about a talk they are having this coming Tuesday (11am, Old Shire Offices, Poi

Hello all, A correction to my previous email - the photos are for the Ada No.2 mill site area, not New Ada mill. Sorry! Regards, John

Hello all, On Saturday we did a daytrip to the Gembrook - Powelltown - Noojee area and this included a visit to the site of the New Ada Mill (parked on Dowey Spur Road and walked in from the south). I

Hello all, A bit off-topic but looking at a front page article in the Australian Financial Review (http://www.afr.com/business/mining/iron-ore/liberty-house-joins-forces-with-simec-in-arrium-bid-20161

Hello Iain/all, Some further comments about drones. Last year at work, we hired an external company to fly a drone over a couple of development projects we are involved with (Martha Cove at Safety Bea

Hello all, On the topic of 'what will happen if/when Yahoo finishes up', my main hobby is astronomy and in the local astronomy club we've had a highly successful Yahoo group (https://groups.yahoo.com/