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11/05/2019 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

I have always thought it was lovely that the small locos used on the Goldfields Woodlines were given names. All the ones I have found so far have female names except for ‘Ken’. – Thank you to Peter Green for sending me this information.

Filed Under: Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Goldfields History, Locos, Rail, Trains, Western Australia

The Tea and Sugar Train

29/03/2014 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

This is a fascinating short film on the ‘Tea And Sugar Train’ made by the Commonwealth Film Unit 1954. Once a week the Tea and Sugar Train leaves Port Augusta and heads west along the Nullarbor with all the supplies needed by the track maintenance workers and their families that live along the route. Everything […]

Filed Under: Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Rail, Western Australia

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