|
: Cudgen sugar mill
I am back from Scotland, jet lagged and all. Next trip in the opposite direction on Sunday to Cambodia. I have scanned the Crabbes Creek map in and I hope it is visible to everyone. It is from a NSW C
I am back from Scotland, jet lagged and all. Next trip in the opposite direction on Sunday to Cambodia. I have scanned the Crabbes Creek map in and I hope it is visible to everyone. It is from a NSW C
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #8232
·
|
|
: Re: Re:: Re: Cudgen sugar mill
I have a map that shows the Crabbes Creek tramway. Unfortunately it is at home and I am in Scotland,. I will get it out when I get home next month. Barry
I have a map that shows the Crabbes Creek tramway. Unfortunately it is at home and I am in Scotland,. I will get it out when I get home next month. Barry
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #8186
·
|
|
: RE: Evans Head c1940s ride on train
<Grampa Simpson mode on> I spent a lot of time at Evens Head in the 1950s and 60s and always looked forward to the two light railway items there. There was the train under discussion in this conversat
<Grampa Simpson mode on> I spent a lot of time at Evens Head in the 1950s and 60s and always looked forward to the two light railway items there. There was the train under discussion in this conversat
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #7912
·
|
|
Evans Head c1940s ride on train
LR 64 April 1979
By
Barry Campbell
· #7903
·
|
|
: Re: Re:: Re: : Harwood sugar mill tramway
I didn’t realise that bridge was there! No it is the one further upstream. Much of the area where this line crossed the highway has been obliterated by the construction of the Oak Avenue interchange.
I didn’t realise that bridge was there! No it is the one further upstream. Much of the area where this line crossed the highway has been obliterated by the construction of the Oak Avenue interchange.
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #7374
·
|
|
: Re: Re:: Re: : Harwood sugar mill tramway
Richmond River - Broadwater There were a number of crossings of the old Pacific Hwy north of Broadwater. At least some of the level crossings were permanent but the track inland was not. I don’t know
Richmond River - Broadwater There were a number of crossings of the old Pacific Hwy north of Broadwater. At least some of the level crossings were permanent but the track inland was not. I don’t know
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #7372
·
|
|
Australian eucalypts in Kenya
And Morocco
By
Barry Campbell
· #6385
·
|
|
Condong Mill [4 Attachments]
AFAIK MV Leo was a Richmond River tug. Barging of cane ceased at Condong pretty much after the Cudgen link line was built about 1959. The Broadwater mill on the Richmond River used barges up until the
AFAIK MV Leo was a Richmond River tug. Barging of cane ceased at Condong pretty much after the Cudgen link line was built about 1959. The Broadwater mill on the Richmond River used barges up until the
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #6144
·
|
|
Cudgen NSW sugar mill
My 1:25000 survey map which dates from 1972 shows only the most easterly of the two lines running northwards in the area between Cudgen & Kingscliff as detailed in the map on p 120 of Bulletin no 464.
My 1:25000 survey map which dates from 1972 shows only the most easterly of the two lines running northwards in the area between Cudgen & Kingscliff as detailed in the map on p 120 of Bulletin no 464.
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #5662
·
|
|
Condong & Northern NSW mills
Other posters have referred you to the best resources on this topic, especially John Armstring's excellent but too brief article in the June 76 Bulletin. On page 132 there is a refeerence to Byrne's a
Other posters have referred you to the best resources on this topic, especially John Armstring's excellent but too brief article in the June 76 Bulletin. On page 132 there is a refeerence to Byrne's a
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #5631
·
|
|
Not 1 but 2 monorails in Cairns!
The banana carrying systems were common in the 1950s and 60s in the Richmond and Tweed valleys in northern NSW, relying on gravity to carry the fruit from the plantations on the hillsides to the packi
The banana carrying systems were common in the 1950s and 60s in the Richmond and Tweed valleys in northern NSW, relying on gravity to carry the fruit from the plantations on the hillsides to the packi
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #5327
·
|
|
Light rail news on CD
Thanks Mike I might see if I can do it (See next post)My view is that we should have stuck with XP and had virtual Win 7. Gee, am I getting inflexible sine I turned 60. Barry
Thanks Mike I might see if I can do it (See next post)My view is that we should have stuck with XP and had virtual Win 7. Gee, am I getting inflexible sine I turned 60. Barry
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #4351
·
|
|
Light rail news on CD
When I get to a new town I like to fire up the old Light Railway News on CD-ROM to see what is or was there. This time I'm in Alice Springs which has a big train running (or perhaps dawdling through i
When I get to a new town I like to fire up the old Light Railway News on CD-ROM to see what is or was there. This time I'm in Alice Springs which has a big train running (or perhaps dawdling through i
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #4344
·
|
|
Illawarra Harbour and Land Corporation Tramway
Was the last remaining stub of this line a siding to a sawmill just across a street from the station? I remember such a siding in the 1970s. From memory the rails went across the footpath and the road
Was the last remaining stub of this line a siding to a sawmill just across a street from the station? I remember such a siding in the 1970s. From memory the rails went across the footpath and the road
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #4175
·
|
|
Have you renewed your LRRSA subscription yet?
Hi Frank I am sorry I have not renewed as yet but I am working at a place called Ampilatwatja (pronounced Um bludder watch) which does not have a post office. I will be in Alice Springs this afternoon
Hi Frank I am sorry I have not renewed as yet but I am working at a place called Ampilatwatja (pronounced Um bludder watch) which does not have a post office. I will be in Alice Springs this afternoon
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #3823
·
|
|
Hayman Island Railway
My wife has gone to Hayman Island to work for three weeks. I suppose somebody has to do it. This stimulated my interest in the island so I scanned the Light Railway News disk. On that I found some inf
My wife has gone to Hayman Island to work for three weeks. I suppose somebody has to do it. This stimulated my interest in the island so I scanned the Light Railway News disk. On that I found some inf
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #2419
·
|
|
Jetty tramway on Sea Patrol
had a I Did Mission Beach had a near new jetty when I was there last in 1996. It would have been big enough for a patrol boat to dock. Barry
had a I Did Mission Beach had a near new jetty when I was there last in 1996. It would have been big enough for a patrol boat to dock. Barry
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #2014
·
|
|
British-Australian Oil Co., Temple Court
On Behalf processing which is Temple Court New there Temi. Shale tell you near the I lived in Murrurundi briefly about 18 years ago and the first thing I did when i moved there was to look for this li
On Behalf processing which is Temple Court New there Temi. Shale tell you near the I lived in Murrurundi briefly about 18 years ago and the first thing I did when i moved there was to look for this li
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #775
·
|
|
SMR Pty Ltd Email Address!
You could ring them. They are in the phone book. Barry Campbell
You could ring them. They are in the phone book. Barry Campbell
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #613
·
|
|
Agricultural Tramways.
I grew up in Lismore in the 50s and unfortunately I never saw any tramways. The usual arrangement was a wire from the plantation up the hill to the packing shed at the bottom. Each bunch of bananas wa
I grew up in Lismore in the 50s and unfortunately I never saw any tramways. The usual arrangement was a wire from the plantation up the hill to the packing shed at the bottom. Each bunch of bananas wa
|
By
Barry Campbell
· #557
·
|