Tramlines

Tramlines Gallery

This gallery, about the tramlines used to transport logs and sawn timber from the State's forests, has been put together with a considerable amount of assistance from Colin Harvey, who has used his expertise to help properly identify the image content.

Photograph assumed to be taken around the late 1890's to early 1900's near Millgrove. Description from Tall Timbers and Tramlines, LRRSA,1974 (Source: FCRPA) : The cable haulage incline on Currie's tramway, which carried logs from Ben Cairn on the Mount Donna Buang range down to a sawmill at Millgrove

Photograph taken in 1907 (Source: EG Stuckey) : Transferring timber at Millgrove Railway Station; (Ref - Mountains of Ash, p31)

Photograph taken about 1910 (Source: FCRPA). Description from Tall Timber and Tramlines, LRRSA, 1974 : Beyer Peacock 0-4-0 locomotive on JH Henry's 3ft6in gauge tramway near his Barwon Mill, south of Forrest.

Photograph taken in 1917 (Source : EG Stuckey) : Victorian Hardwood Milling and Seasoning Co. No.3 logging winch. East end of Bump Incline. (Arsenic and Molasses p48)

Photograph taken in 1917 (Source: EG Stuckey) : West side of Bump Incline; Powelltown. (Ref - Arsenic and Molasses, p37)

Photograph taken in 1918, probably near Erica (Source: FCRPA) : Logs heading to Knott's Mill

Photograph taken about 1919 (Source: FCRPA) : Noojee railway construction

Photograph taken on 30/04/1919 (Source: FCRPA) : First Train to Noojee

Photograph of the Coffee Pot probably around 1920 (Kerr Stuart No. 643) on the big bridge east of Powelltown (see Arsenic and Molasses p35) : Logs heading to the sawmill

Photograph taken in 1921 (Source: EG Stuckey) : Baldwin locomotive (ex-Sorrento tramway) on Loch Valley Tramway; Noojee

Photograph taken about 1923 (Source: FCRPA) : Baldwin locomotive on Loch Valley tramway; Noojee. (Ref - Light Railways, No.212)

Photograph taken about 1923 (Source: FCRPA) : Baldwin locomotive on Loch Valley tramway; Noojee (Ref - Tall Timber and Tramlines, p49)

Photograph taken in 1924 (Source: EG Stewart) : High Lead Incline near Ada Mill

Photograph taken in the mid 1920's (Source : FCRPA) : Loch Valley tramway, Noojee.

Photograph taken in 1925 (Source: FCRPA) : High Lead Incline, Powelltown Bush

Photograph taken in 1925 (Source: EG Stuckey) : Victorian Hardwood Company; Kerr Stuart locomotive; Powelltown??

Photograph taken in December 1925 (Source: EG Stuckey) : High Lead Incline, near Powelltown

Photograph taken in 1927 (Source: EG Stewart) : Ada No.2 mill (formerly No.3) 1927 (Ref - Powelltown, p94)

Photograph taken in November 1927 (Source : FCRPA) : Harman locomotive for Tyers Valley tramway, being delivered from manufacturer in Port Melbourne. (Light Railways No.42)

Photograph taken in 1928 (Source: EG Stuckey) : Tyers Valley Tramway; Harman locomotive near Collins Siding

Photograph taken in 1928 (Source: EG Stuckey) : Federal Tramway, Big Pats Creek

Photograph taken in 1928 (Source: EG Stuckey) : Federal Tramway; Big Pats Creek (Reference: Mountains of Ash. p222)

Photograph assumed to be taken in 1928 - at the VR Workshops, Newport (Source: EG Stuckey) : FCV-owned Climax Locomotive - Builders Number 1694

Photograph taken in 1932 (Source: FCRPA) : Foot of the High Lead incline; near Powelltown (Ref - Powelltown Tramway Centenary, p27)

Photograph taken in 1932 (Source: FCRPA) : Victorian Hardwood Company; Powelltown; Baldwin locomotive

Photograph taken in 1932 (Source: EG Stuckey) : Russell's Tramway near Gembrook; Day geared locomotive

Photograph taken about 1938 (Source: FCRPA) : Shay locomotive near Powelltown - l to r - WM Flentje, KN Simmonds, KR O'Kane, CRG Fleming

Photograph taken in 1939 (Source: R Brash) : Hermon near Warbuton

Photograph taken about 1940 (Source: FCRPA) : Building tramway near Tanjil Bren

Photograph taken about 1940 (Source: FCRPA) : FCV Climax locomotive at Collins Siding

Photograph taken about 1940 (Source: S Cowling) : FCV Climax locomotive at Collins Siding

Photograph taken in the early 1940s (Source: R Brash) : Thomson Valley Tramway (Ref - Tall Timbers and Tramlines, p53)

Photograph taken in January 1942 (Source: G Cleary) : FCV Little Boys Camp, Upper Thomson

Photograph taken in January 1942 (Source: G Cleary) : Ingram's Mill in the West Tyers, near Erica

Photograph taken in January 1942 (Source: G Cleary) : l to r - VP Cleary and EL Ellwood. The trolley driver is unknown. Salvage program in the Upper Thomson.

Photograph taken in January 1942 (Source: G Cleary) : l to r - EL Ellwood, the locomotive driver's girlfriend, and VP Cleary - FCV Little Boys Camp - salvage program in the Upper Thomson

Photograph taken in October 1942. Description from Tall Timbers and Tramways, LRRSA, 1974 (Source: FCRPA) : Logs descending the Thomson Valley Tramway

Photograph probably taken in 1948, at Collins Siding near Erica (Source: FCRPA) : FCV-owned Climax Locomotive - Builders Number 1694. l to r - H Whitehead, Unknown

Photograph probably taken in 1948 at Tyers Junction near Erica (Source: FCRPA) : FCV-owned Climax Locomotive - Builders Number 1694

Photograph probably taken in 1948 at Tyers Junction near Erica (Source: FCRPA) : FCV-owned Climax Locomotive - Builders Number 1694. Leaving Tyers Junction on the last trip. l to r - F Cronin, AW Maxwell, H Whitehead, J Vennell, Unknown

Photograph taken in 1956 (Source: EG Stuckey) : Powelltown Tramway; standard 4-wheel timber truck

Photograph taken in 1956 (Source: EG Stuckey) : 6-wheel Malcom Moore Tractor at Powelltown mill.

Photograph taken in April 1968 (Source: EG Stuckey) : Boiler and winch near Starlings Gap

Photograph taken by the Australian Seasoned Timber Company, Wandong in 1898. Description from Tall Timber and Tramlines, LRSSA, 1974 (Source: FCRPA) : Truck being lowered down the incline on the Wandong side of The Bump Mill

Photograph probably from about 1946 (Source: N Endacott) : Ezard's loco on the South Cascade bridge

Photograph probably from about 1946 (Source: N Endacott) : Timber from Alstergren's Mill in the Upper Thomson on the South Cascade Bridge

Photograph taken in about 1946 (Source: N Endacott) : South Cascade Bridge

Photograph taken in 2019 by I Brilliant : FCV Days-McCormack Deering Rail Tractor at Erica.

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