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jibbonpoint Chief Commissioner

Location: Shoalhaven

Harrisville?

5915
5915

5915 has it, once again.

I would have posted a "give away" clue today if no-one had got close.

I didn't realise that there were that many lines closed in close proximity in 1964 but the "equidistant?" If you drew a line between Allora & Killarney, took the mid point and then drew another line at right angles to that point, one of the directions would have taken you very close to passing through it. (You would do that by observation, of course). The other in the wrong direction.

The Triangle at Harrisville would have given it as a suspect as to the line extension at that point.

Maybe I've just given away 5915's method.

There's an interesting 'photo of Harrisville on this site:-

https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/History/Pages/1880s.aspx

Gofrit, 5915

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5915 Chief Commissioner

That was a tough one but I did make liberal use of Google Earth. There were 2 vantage points on Google earth street image in Harrisville where you could make out the crane. One through the hotel carpark in the main street and the second at the southern end of Eagle St. I did look around before this in Boonah and Kalbar but nothing looked remotely right there.

OK for a photo. I might need a few hours but feel free for someone else to post if there is nothing by tomorrow morning.

Thanks for the challenge Jibbonpoint!

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petan Chief Commissioner

Location: Waiting to see a zebra using a zebra crossing!

Harrisville?

5915

I would have posted a "give away" clue today if no-one had got close.

The Triangle at Harrisville would have given it as a suspect as to the line extension at that point.
jibbonpoint

Blue car side on in the distance is on the main road facing west. Using that blue car road height as an indicator of 1964 rail closure ground level and thus level crossing height, the blue bus seen in your image, not the area in the foreground this side of that retaining wall, was on the rail formation height as it approached the level crossing. Thus the rails crossed the road and then passed west (right hand side in picture) of the building over the road, which turns out to be a community building in the park across the road. The QR crane can be seen on Google Street view down the side street, Eagle St, level with the McGregor St intersection and so 120 metres from the shed in the picture and blue bus. John Armstrong's track plan in his February 1969 ARHS Bulletin article has the triangle near the goods shed area which would be near the crane. Platform closer to the blue bus area. Not sure what the retaining wall is due to height difference with blue bus and level crossing.

Edited to improve clarity. Also assume the large blue thing is a former bus but could be a van instead,

jibbonpoint Chief Commissioner

Location: Shoalhaven

I can see that now, Petan. The Royal Hotel has a brilliant shot of a Steam Engine entering that crossing.

GrahamH Chief Commissioner

Location: At a terminal on the www.

I was very surprised to find a line on a map from Beaudesert to Rathdowney which I never noticed any sign of when working on the std gauge comms project in the area in the 90s or since when photographing trains and locations.

This https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugandan_railway_line has a confirming photo of the other end of the shed.

Big J Deputy Commissioner

Location: In Paradise

I was very surprised to find a line on a map from Beaudesert to Rathdowney which I never noticed any sign of when working on the std gauge comms project in the area in the 90s or since when photographing trains and locations.
GrahamH

The Beaudesert Shire Tramway. Ran until 1944. The Council couldn't get the State Government to take it over. So it was shut.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaudesert_Shire_Tramway

An out of print book by Ellis and McDonald is very good.

5915 Chief Commissioner

In order to keep the momentum going on the thread, I am declaring an open floor. i did get a photo yesterday but I don't think it would do the competition justice.

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jibbonpoint Chief Commissioner

Location: Shoalhaven

Well, this *might* be tough but I'm struggling for 'photo's.

I'll put a 3-4 day limit on it.

Someone might know where this is immediately, so clues after first guess.

https://flic.kr/p/NsSbt8

7334 Chief Commissioner

Location: In the workshop wondering why I started 7334 in the first place

I have a feeling you have used this one previously jibbonpoint and if so I think it was "somewhere" in Tasmania but as to where ????????