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Kywong Railway Line
The Kywong railway line is a closed branch railway line in New South Wales, Australia, in length. It branched from the Main South line at Uranquinty to the township of Kywong."Uranquinty to Kywong Branch Line" '' Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin'' September 1980 pp. 190–203 Construction Representations for the construction of the branch railway were first made in 1919 when a deputation waited upon the Minister for Public Works to urge the building a line from Wagga Wagga to Corobimilla. Exploratory surveys were made and it was decided that the most suitable route lay from Uranquinty to Moons Siding, a point about six kilometres south of Narrandera on the Tocumwal line. The Railway Commissioners furnished a report on the proposal and the matter was referred for consideration by the Public Works Committee on 22 November 1922. The proposal at that time was for the line to terminate at a location near to present day Galore. Finally, in August, 1923, the Parliamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
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Main Southern Railway Line
The Main Southern Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs from Sydney to Albury, near the Victorian border. The line passes through the Southern Highlands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes and Riverina regions. Description of route The Main Southern Railway commences as an electrified pair of tracks in the Sydney metropolitan area. Since 1924, the line branches from the Main Suburban railway line at Lidcombe and runs via Regents Park to Cabramatta, where it rejoins the original route from Granville. The line then heads towards Campbelltown and Macarthur, the current limit of electrification and suburban passenger services. The electrification previously extended to Glenlee colliery, but this was removed following the cessation of electric haulage of freight trains in the 1990s. The line continues as a double non-electrified track south through the Southern Highlands towns of Mittagong and Goulburn to Junee on the Southern Plains. Here ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uranquinty Railway Station
Uranquinty is a closed railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... The station opened in 1880, initially as Sandy Creek. NSWrail.net. Accessed 8 August 2009. The station consisted of a single platform with a substantial weatherboard station building and signal box. The platform buildings were demolished in the 1980s and only the platform and a replacement brick signalling facility remain. Passenger trains no longer stop at the station. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kywong
Kywong is a rural place within the locality of Sandigo in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the Sturt Highway, 520 kilometres south west of the state capital, Sydney and 64 kilometres west of Wagga Wagga. The Kywong Football Club competed in the Faithful & District Football Association in 1922 & 1923. They then went into recess from 1924 to 1931, then returned to play in the Faithful & DFA from 1932 - 1935. Kywong defeated Greenvale in the 1934 grand final played at Boree Creek, with over 200 people attending a premiership ball at the Sandigo Hall. The club folded after the 1935 season. Kywong was the terminus of the Kywong railway line, a branch line of the Main Southern railway line, opened in 1929 and closed in 1975. Shortly after, the Government Grain Elevators, later known as the Australian Wheat Board AWB Limited was a major grain marketing organisation based in Australia. Founded in 1939 by the Government of Australia as the Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Railway History
''Australian Railway History'' is a monthly magazine covering railway history in Australia, published by the New South Wales Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society on behalf of its state and territory Divisions. Australian Railway Historical Society History and profile It was first published in 1937 as the ''Australasian Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin'', being renamed ''ARHS Bulletin'' in 1952. In January 2004, the magazine was re-branded as ''Australian Railway History''. Historically, the magazine had a mix of articles dealing with historical material and items on current events drawn from its affiliate publications. Today, it contains only historical articles, two or three of them being in-depth.Parameters * Size : A4; ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagga Wagga Railway Station
Wagga Wagga railway station is a railway station open for passenger services on the Main South line connecting Sydney and Melbourne. It has been heritage-listed, especially on account of its historical and architectural significance. A museum is on the premises. , two daily passenger trains in each direction served the City of Wagga Wagga. History In 1874, the Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, accepted a tender for extension of the Great Southern Railway from Goulburn to Wagga Wagga. The station opened in 1879 as "South Wagga Wagga", after the Main South line was extended from Bomen, to the north, serving as the terminus until the line was extended to Gerogery in 1880. It was renamed "Wagga Wagga" in 1882. In 1917, Wagga Wagga became a junction station when the Tumbarumba line opened as far as Humula; Tumbarumba was reached in 1921. Traffic on the branch dwindled in the late 20th century, and the last train on it ran in 1987. Features The station building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corobimilla
Corobimilla is a village locality in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 12 kilometres northeast of Morundah and 20 kilometres south west of Narrandera. The place name ''Corobimilla'' is derived from the local Aboriginal Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to: *Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology * Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area *One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ... word meaning "tree struck by lightning". Cuddell Siding Post Office opened on 1 August 1895, was renamed Corobimilla in 1904, and closed in 1988. Notes External links Corobimilla Rail Siding Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales Narrandera Shire {{Riverina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narrandera Railway Station
Narrandera railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located at Whitton Street (Newell Highway), Narrandera, Narrandera Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the Hay railway line, and was formerly the junction station for the Tocumwal railway line. It was built in 1880 by Charles Hardy to a design attributed to John Whitton. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The station is located on the Hay branch line. The line opened from Junee to Narrandera in 1881. Charles Hardy was issued a contract for construction of the railway station at Narrandera on 1 September 1880 with the second-class station building completed for the opening of the line on 28 February 1881. In April 1873, John Sutherland, the Minister for Public Works, set out a policy to complete 'the main trunk railways'; both the Main Southern line to Albury and the Western trunk route to Bourke on the Darling River were responses to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tocumwal Railway Line, New South Wales
The Tocumwal railway line is a closed railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The line branched from the still open Junee – Hay line at Narrandera station and then headed south west to Tocumwal station where there was a break-of-gauge with the Victorian Railways Goulburn Valley line from Shepparton. The line was opened to Jerilderie station in 1884, extended to Berrigan in 1896, Finley in 1898 and Tocumwal in 1914. The Victorian line had reached Tocumwal in July 1908. Two of the stations on the Tocumwal railway line were Widgiewa and Morundah. The last goods train left Tocumwal for Narrandera in 1985, and traffic ceased over the line south of Jerilderie in September 1986 and the entire line was closed in December 1988. The Victorian line to Tocumwal remains open for freight traffic. Tocumwal was the site in 1915 of early tests with third-rail devices to enable standard gauge and broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galore, New South Wales
Galore is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 22 kilometres north west of Collingullie and 28 kilometres south east of Sandigo. At the 2016 census Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ..., Galore had a population of 95 people. Galore Post Office opened on 1 June 1933. Notes and references Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales {{Riverina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Digest
''Railway Digest'' is a monthly magazine, published in Sydney, covering contemporary railways of Australia. Overview The magazine's publisher is the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS), NSW Division. The first issue was published in March 1963 under the name ''New South Wales Digest'' and regular publication commenced with the May 1963 edition. It was renamed in January 1983. In January 1985 it changed paper size from SRA5 to A4. Originally an enthusiast magazine mainly focusing on reporting day-to-day workings of the New South Wales Government Railways and it successors, it was produced by volunteers using a hand-operated duplicator at the home of one of its members. In May 1993, a paid editor was appointed and the magazine's focus gradually shifted to reporting news from across Australia. It has evolved into a professional full-colour production directed at the wider community and commercially distributed to newsagents throughout Australia."Adapt or disappear - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kywong Platform
Kywong is a rural place within the locality of Sandigo in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the Sturt Highway, 520 kilometres south west of the state capital, Sydney and 64 kilometres west of Wagga Wagga. The Kywong Football Club competed in the Faithful & District Football Association in 1922 & 1923. They then went into recess from 1924 to 1931, then returned to play in the Faithful & DFA from 1932 - 1935. Kywong defeated Greenvale in the 1934 grand final played at Boree Creek, with over 200 people attending a premiership ball at the Sandigo Hall. The club folded after the 1935 season. Kywong was the terminus of the Kywong railway line, a branch line of the Main Southern railway line, opened in 1929 and closed in 1975. Shortly after, the Government Grain Elevators, later known as the Australian Wheat Board AWB Limited was a major grain marketing organisation based in Australia. Founded in 1939 by the Government of Australia as the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
