QLD State Archives Instagram of cane stalks on a horse drawn wagon. Cane vertical not horizontal. Actually this post is really an excuse to try out the new group and thanks everyone who helped the tra

Good morning all - this message is coming from the new LRRSA Group at groups.io The old group at Yahoo will remain in existence but I will be closing it to placement of new messages in a few days. All

Hello all, This is a follow up to my message of 7 May in which I prematurely advised of the transfer of this Group from Yahoo to groups.io. The transfer of this Group is now about to start. It may tak

The following CSR historical book from 1956 is downloadable by individual chapters. The total is about one GB (one Gigabyte), so do it when it agrees with your personal download limits, or do at a pub

Hello all, It seems my message below was premature. You can continue sending messages to this Group, at least for the time being. The transfer process has come to a halt, and the next action is in the

Hello all, Could you please refrain from sending any messages on this group until I let you know it is OK to do so. As a result of the suggestions from several members I am about to start the transfer

Dear Moderator Please move to Groups.io. It is now imperative to do so. Yahoo has invoked this business of OATH just recently, and I note that Flickr has gone to SmugMug. So Yahoo userbility is being

The beauty of going to groups.io is that the list owner can invite all existing members to join the new version with one simple click by them. If attachments don't transfer to the new archive, the old

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

Very neat stuff John, thanks for sharing.. David

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.

Dear all, A quick query. I'm a volunteer at the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway in North Wales. In addition to running trains, we also run a really successful book shop specialising in narrow gauge ti

Hello Michael, Copies are readily available on the second hand market, and at reasonable prices. Go to www.bookfinder.com and use Lou Rae and The Abt Railway as author and title, and you will find the

Try this web site, NSW Spatial Services http://spatialservices.finance.nsw.gov.au/mapping_and_imagery When the home page opens click on parish maps, click accept on the copyright page and it will take

Wondering if anyone else is having troubles with the usual NSW Land Registry Services' (NSW LRS) Historical Land Records Viewer as it either tells me that site is no secure or it does open but the pag

The Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Gold Coast, has a 2018 dated webpage noting the steamer is operational. I recall some questions in the past about the status of this loco. https://currumbinsanctuary.

I have one recent one. But am in the Philippines.

In the early fifties I had my railwayman’s annual vacation in Queensland. I visited many sugar mill sites from Hambledon Mill near Cairns [which had Clyde 0-6-0 diesel locos] south to Moreton Central

The CaneSIG image collection may have what you are looking for Frank: Image link: North Eton Sugar Mill, Mackay Q 4 Hunslet 4-6-0T Canefield to mill -- 20.9.63 (Built by Hunslet Engine Co. for British