To bring this topic within the pervue of the LRRSA, the report into narrow gauge railways that resulted in the building of the four 2'6" gauge lines we are familiar with, proposed Tallangatta - Corryo

Hi all, The Mornington Peninsula at the beginning of European settlement in the Port Phillip District was covered with she-oak forests which were used to provide Melbourne (and the lime kilns) with fi

One thing of course is that when the PB museum was established, there was precious little else around in terms of preservation. Now there are many other options, which is a good thing. We can be thank

News this morning was that Marysville residents are being allowed to tour the town on buses today, they will not be allowed off the bus. In other words there is nothing happening in the town yet towar

If the LRRSA is interested, maybe a letter to the Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority offering assistance in identifying items of historical interest may get permission to enter these areas

Is this article available as a download on the LRRSA site? Michael

I think an On30 "Little Yarra" is a minor offence against the laws of nature. "Little Yarra" was quite a small loco and Baldwin certainly constructed inside framed locos of around this size for 2'6" g

Just came upon this. Leasureland certainly existed in Langwarrin, on the Westernport Highway. Melways ref 131 D10. The property was quite large, and old Melways showed a network of railway lines runni

I'm another of those non-member, occasional buyers of LR. I think it has all been said, there is considerable crossover between prototype enthusiasts and modellers, and most model magazines carry quit

Hi Frank, I've posted your query on my CLASIG group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clasig/ Cheers, Michael

Phil, Any chance this is a shaft in the Outtrim area? I seem to remember seeing an older photo of a shaft like this in the State Library collection. Maybe a search under Outtrim or Jumbunna will find