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Frick 00 Sawmill Specifications & Drawings PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Paul Pavlinovich   
Friday, 18 December 2009 10:36
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Thanks to Mike Rohrer for his help in providing the raw material for this page from his Frick literature collection.

 

The Frick No. 00 Belt Feed SawmillTo meet the demand for a low-priced, practical mill, suitable for light power, the No. 00 was d [ … ]

 
TSS Earnslaw 100th Birthday PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Pavlinovich   
Saturday, 26 June 2010 20:07

At 98 years old, New Zealand's TSS Earnslaw is the one of the oldest
working passenger carrying coal driven steam ships in the southern
hemisphere, still carrying up to 1000 passengers per day on the iconic
Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown.

 

As we near her 100th birthday and celebrate her long past I'd l [ … ]

 
RM22 Healesville Line, Return To Regular Revenue Service PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Pavlinovich   
Saturday, 17 July 2010 23:51
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On 17 July 2010 RM22 was officially revealed and undertook the first trips of the return of regular passenger services to the Healesville line.

For many years we've all seen the signs at Healesville "Trolley rides today" - the first thing I noticed on approach to the station was the new sign "Tra [ … ]

 
The Anachronism - A Boiler House Ruin PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Pavlinovich   
Wednesday, 07 July 2010 22:33
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In the centre of Oakleigh very close to Oakleigh Railway Station and the shopping district is this ruin of a boiler house of sizeable proportions. The factory around it has been demolished and the walls of the structure have been removed. The remains are surrounded by a chain link fence. The equip [ … ]
Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 July 2010 23:12
 
Theft of signalling equipment from ARHS Vic Williamstown Museum PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Pavlinovich   
Monday, 20 December 2010 21:22
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL WITH AN INTEREST IN RAILWAY HISTORY

At some time in the latter part of the week ending 18 December the was a burglary at the ARHS Vic Div Inc Railway Museum in North Williamstown

Entry was forced into the signal box and the following items were stolen

Two Block Instrumen [ … ]
 
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