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 about 1900 (Source: FCRPA) : Long Tunnel Mining Company; firewood tramway bridge over Thomson River at Poverty Point. (Ref - Firewood Tramways of the Walhalla Mines, p46)

Photograph taken in the late 1800's to early 1900s (Source: FCRPA) : Incline to Elliott River mill, Apollo Bay. 1886-1911 (Ref - Sawdust and Steam, pp185-191)

Photograph probably taken in the early 1900s (Source: FCRPA) : Horse-drawn tramway at sawmill settlement - location unknown.

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

Photograph from the early 1930's (Source: Stephen Watson - Moe W

Photograph probably from about 1908-1909 (Source: Stephen Watson - Moe Walhalla Railway Museum Collection, Erica) : Locomotive 1A collecting sleepers on the Walhalla Railway

Photograph taken in 1908 (Source (FCRPA) : Henry & Sons - sawn timber heading to the Forrest Railway Station

Photograph probably taken about 1908 ( Source: FCRPA) : Henry & Sons - sawn timber heading to the Forrest Railway Station.

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 assumed to be taken around the late 1890's to early 1

Photograph taken about 1910. Description from Tall Timbers and Tramlines, LRRSA,1974 (Source: FCRPA) : Beyer-Peacock 0-4-0 well-tank loco No. 7 at Passing Point on Henry's tramline south of his No. 1 Mill, Mt Sabine, in about 1910. Driver A. McLaws.

Photograph probably taken about 1910 (Source: FCRPA) : Henry's No. 1 Mill, Eastern Otways

Photograph probably taken between 1911 and 1919 (Source: FCRPA) : Henry & Sons - hauling a log "probably west of the Junction to the No. 2 mill. (N Houghton)

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

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 1918 (Source: FCRPA) : Logs heading to Kno

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

Photograph taken about 1920 (Source: FCRPA) : Noojee railway

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

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

Photograph taken by the Australian Seasoned Timber Company, Wand

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 in 1921 (Source: N Houghton) : Loch Valley Tramway

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

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

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

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

Photograph taken in 1925 (Source: FCRPA) : High Lead Incline and Lowering Gear, Ada River, near Powelltown

Photograph taken in 1925 (Source: FCRPA) : Foot of High Lead Incline, Ada River, near Powelltown

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photograph probably taken in the late 1920s (Source: FCRPA) : Incline from Hayden No.5 mill, Cumberland River, Eastern Otways.

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

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

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

Photograph taken in 1933 (Source: FCRPA): Tramway bridge over the Wye River - Wye River Sawmilling Co.

Photograph taken about Christmas 1937 (Source: N Houghton) : Goodwood Tramway near Noojee - McCormack-Deering 0-6-0

Photograph taken about 1938 (Source: FCRPA) : FCV-owned Climax

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: S Cowling) : FCV Climax locomotive at Collins Siding

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

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

Photograph taken in October 1942. Description from Tall Timbers

Photograph taken in October 1942 by LR Williams. Description from Tall Timbers and Tramways, LRRSA, 1974 (Source: FCRPA) : Ezards log train descending the Thomson Valley Tramway.

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) : Ingram's Mill in the West Tyers, near Erica

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

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

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 Ca

Photograph taken by JD Gillespie in 1946 (Source: N Endacott) : South Cascade Bridge on the Thomson Valley Tramway

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

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

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

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

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

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