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O'Keefe Rail Trail
The O'Keefe Rail Trail is a rail trail connecting Bendigo with Heathcote, Victoria, Heathcote. The sandy gravel trail runs along a former branch line on the Melbourne-Sydney rail line. It previously ran from Bendigo to Axedale but works completed in 2015 extended the route to Heathcote Rail Trails Australia The trail includes a number of bridges, including the $50,000 Axe Creek Suspension Bridge, which was built in 1993. In early 2014 a pedestrian/cycle bridge was built over the Campaspe River at Axedale. The trail also includes a tunnel that crosses under the McIvor Highway at Axedale. This was constructed as part of the Campaspe River crossing project in 2014. The trail is named after Andrew O'Keefe (engineer), Andrew O'Keefe, an early railway pioneer. Hist ...
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Rail Trail
A rail trail or railway walk is a shared-use path on a Right of way#Rail right of way, railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed but may also share the rail corridor with active railways, light rail, or tram, streetcars (rails with trails), or with disused track. As shared-use paths, rail trails are primarily for non-motorized traffic including pedestrians, bicycles, horseback riders, skaters, and cross-country skiers, although snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicle, ATVs may be allowed. The characteristics of abandoned railways—gentle grades, well-engineered rights of way and structures (bridges and tunnels), and passage through historical areas—lend themselves to rail trails and account for their popularity. Many rail trails are long-distance trails, while some shorter rail trails are known as Greenway (landscape), greenways or linear parks. Rail trails around the world Americas Bermuda The B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bendigo
Bendigo ( ) is an Australian city in north-central Victoria. The city is located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2022, Bendigo has a population of 103,818 making it Australia's 19th-largest city by population. Bendigo is the fourth-largest inland city in Australia and the fourth-most populous city in Victoria. Bendigo is administered by the City of Greater Bendigo, formerly the City of Bendigo. The council area encompasses roughly 3,000 square kilometres. The city is surrounded by smaller towns such as Castlemaine, Heathcote, Kyneton, Maryborough, Elmore, Rochester, Goornong and Axedale. The traditional owners of the area are the Dja Dja Wurrung (Djaara) people. The discovery of gold on Bendigo Creek in 1851 transformed the area from a sheep station into one of colonial Australia's largest boomtowns. News of the finds intensified the Victorian gold rush, brin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heathcote, Victoria
Heathcote is a town in central Victoria, Australia, situated on the Northern Highway (Victoria), Northern Highway 110 kilometres north of Melbourne, Victoria, Melbourne and 40 kilometres south-east of Bendigo, Victoria, Bendigo via the McIvor Highway. Heathcote's local government area is the City of Greater Bendigo and it is part of the federal electorate of Division of Bendigo, Bendigo and the state electorate of Euroa. At the , Heathcote had a population of 2,962. History The first European known to have visited the district was Major Thomas Mitchell in 1836. By 1851 about 400 Europeans lived on some 16 pastoral properties in the area. Late in 1852 gold was discovered at McIvor Creek. Within six months some 40,000 miners were camped in the vicinity. It proved to be one of the richest finds during the Australian gold rushes, but the gold was so easily found that it was soon largely exhausted and by the end of the year a large proportion of the miners had already left for o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axedale
Axedale is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the McIvor Highway, in the City of Greater Bendigo, east of Bendigo. It was surveyed and proclaimed in 1861. At the 2021 census, Axedale had a population of 984. The town is nestled alongside the Campaspe River which feeds out of Lake Eppalock. It has a golf course, tennis courts, a school, a pub, cafe, and a convenience store/petrol station. It lies along the Campaspe river crossing of McIvor Highway between Heathcote and Bendigo. The Post Office opened on 21 April 1862. The town was served by the Axedale railway station on the Heathcote railway line from 1888 until 1941. On Christmas Day 1929, the town was hit by a tornado that grew to a maximum width of 3 km (1.86 miles) wide. At the time one of the widest tornadoes in the world, no injuries or deaths were reported and the storm officially remains unrated by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. The town was the end point of the O'Keefe Rail Trail from B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axe Creek
Axe Creek is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo. The McIvor Highway McIvor Highway is a short Victoria (state), Victorian highway (44 km) linking Bendigo and Heathcote, Victoria, Heathcote. Together with Hume Freeway (until Wallan, Victoria, Wallan) and Northern Highway (Victoria), Northern Highway (until H ... passes through the north of Axe Creek. Axe Creek is named after a nearby creek of the same name. Most residents visit Bendigo for access to amenities. There is no commercial area. References Towns in Victoria (state) Suburbs of Bendigo {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campaspe River
The Campaspe River, an inland intermittent river of the northcentral catchment, part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Campaspe River rise on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and descend to flow north into the Murray River, Australia's longest river, near Echuca. Location and features From its source in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range below Red Hill, the Campaspe River rises in the Wombat State Forest northwest of and southwest of near and Firth Park, a local camping ground and historical area. The river then flows west of the township of and continues north through the town of . The middle reaches of the river are dominated by Lake Eppalock, a constructed reservoir. The Coliban River, the most significant tributary of the Campaspe, also flows into Lake Eppalock. Towns located on the river in this area inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIvor Highway
McIvor Highway is a short Victoria (state), Victorian highway (44 km) linking Bendigo and Heathcote, Victoria, Heathcote. Together with Hume Freeway (until Wallan, Victoria, Wallan) and Northern Highway (Victoria), Northern Highway (until Heathcote), it provides an alternative route between Melbourne and Bendigo. The name 'McIvor' refers to the original name of the Heathcote region, used during the Victorian gold rush. Route McIvor Highway commences at the intersection with Midland Highway (Victoria), Midland Highway in Bendigo and heads in an easterly direction as a two-lane, single carriageway rural highway through Axedale, before it crosses the Campaspe River then continues in a south-easterly direction past the eastern shores of Lake Eppalock before it eventually terminates at the intersection with Northern Highway (Victoria), Northern Highway at Heathcote, Victoria, Heathcote. History The passing of the ''Country Roads Act of 1912'' through the Parliament of Victoria p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew O'Keefe (engineer)
Andrew O'Keefe (died 1904) was a construction engineer in Gippsland, in southeastern Australia. He built several railways and a weir. The O'Keefe Rail Trail is named after him. O'Keefe's parents immigrated from Ireland in 1854 due to famine, bringing him and his sister Mary. He worked on several construction projects, before tendering for and building the 28-mile Heathcote to Sandhurst railway line, which was completed in July 1888. The line was part of the Wandong to Bendigo line, and arose as part of Railway Construction Act No 821, since dubbed the "Octopus Act". It ran until 1958, when lack of passenger or freight demand saw it taken out of service. O'Keefe's other projects included: *the Eaglehawk to Bendigo tram line * Laanecoorie Weir *1889 South Gippsland railway line The South Gippsland railway line is a partially closed railway line in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It was first opened in 1892, branching from the Orbost railway line, Orbost line a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Keefe Rail Trail In Junortoun
O'Keefe/O'Keeffe is an Irish surname, from the ( Irish:''caomh'' meaning 'beautiful'). The surname is related to a number of Irish surnames, from ''O'Caomhain'' meaning ('son of Kevin'), more commonly anglicized as Kavanagh. The surname Kevin, is associated with ''Mag Dhuibhfhinn'' meaning ('Dark Finn'), hence the surname Finn. The second is from Ó Geibheannaigh, anglicized as Keaveney, MacGeaveny and Geaney, now Kenny. Other related names include ''Caomhánach'', ''Mag Dhuibhín'', McKevin, McKinnon, MacKenzie, Quinn, Kennedy, McKenna, Kennan and Gannon. People with the surname * Andrew O'Keefe (born 1971), Australian TV personality * Arthur J. O'Keefe (1876–1943) American banker and mayor of New Orleans * Brian O'Keefe (baseball) (born 1993), American baseball player * Dan O'Keefe (born 1929), a former member of the California state Senate * Daniel O'Keefe (1928–2012), editor and author, original inventor of Festivus * Daniel J. O'Keefe (born 1950), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heathcote Railway Line
The Heathcote railway line was a cross-country link between Bendigo railway station, Bendigo and Heathcote Junction railway station, Heathcote Junction. It was partly opened in 1888 and, by 1890, it was fully operational.Wallan - Bendigo Victorian Railways Grades Book It was partially closed in 1958 and fully closed in 1968. In 1975, it was decided to dismantle the track and, today, only some trestle bridges remain. History The line was authorised by the Parliament of Victoria, Victorian Parliament in 1881, and construction began in 1888. The first section, between Heathcote, Victoria, Heathcote and Bendigo opened in October 1888, and the entire line became operational in August 1890. Including 50 bridges, the line took 21 months to complete, at a cost of ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wandong To Bendigo Railway Line, Victoria
Wandong is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is about north of the state capital, Melbourne, on the Hume Highway. It adjoins the town of Heathcote Junction, and at the , the two towns had a population of 1,340. The main centre nearest Wandong is Kilmore. History The traditional owners of Wandong are the Taungurung people, a part of the Kulin nation that inhabited a large portion of central Victoria including Port Phillip Bay and its surrounds. Wandong itself is an Aboriginal word meaning "Spirit". The first Europeans to reach Wandong were Hamilton Hume and Captain William Hilton Hovell who travelled through the centre of the future town of Wandong on the 13th December, 1824. The explorers proceeded 1260 metres South of Arkell’s Lane, Wandong and crossed the Dividing Range at the low peak there that they named Hume’s Pass. They then moved South along Eastern Ridge, Hidden Valley, and downhill to the Merri Creek, Wallan East near Kelby Lane. That made Wandong the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Construction Act 821
The Victorian Government's Act No. 821, the Railway Construction Act 1884, authorised the construction of 59 new railway lines in the colony, plus additional infrastructure. Promoted by the Minister for Railways, Thomas Bent, and passed on 12 December 1884, it became notorious for the large number of railway lines it authorised, and was dubbed the "Octopus Act". It was accompanied by the Railway Loan Act, No. 760, which permitted the raising of a loan of £600,000 for construction of the various lines. The act, "to authorize the Construction of certain Lines of Railway by the State and for other purposes", listed 51 "country lines", eight "suburban lines", four short connections and bridges, and two "railway or sidings", specifying 65 pieces of new infrastructure in total. It also provided for additional platforms, buildings, sidings, road approaches, drains, bridge widenings and modifications to existing infrastructure as necessary. It allowed for an average expenditure of £3,9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
