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	Walkabout - Ballarat
		Ballarat West was proclaimed a township in 1852 and the first town land sale occurred that year.
		Ballarat East became a municipality in 1857 and both were declared boroughs in 1863.
		Ballarat West was declared a city in 1870 and Ballarat East followed suit in 1872 (they were merged in 1921).
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/VICBallarat.shtml (7577 words)

	The South Western Railway Society - Birregurra Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The construction of a grand trunk line of railway, stretching from Geelong to Colac and Camperdown, thence to Hamilton, and then on to the south Australian border, was what has become familiarly known as the ‘fl line’ of railway.
		The line was to have been completed by 30 June 1882, but repeated delays arose through the inability of the railway department to supply the rails at the stipulated time, and in sufficient quantity, which caused a great loss to the contractors.
		Railway Construction Act 1884, a line from Mount Moriac to the forest (eleven miles) was authorised; another from Birregurra to the Cape Otway forest (twenty miles); and a third from Ondit road to Beeac, a distance of eight miles: these lines are now in course of construction.
	www.railpage.org.au /swrs/Colac.html (5704 words)

	List of Melbourne railway stations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Sunbury greater metropolitan line is a continuation of the Sydenham line.
		This line is to be electrified and included in the suburban network, with a new station at Roxburgh Park.
		These lines are operated part-time (full-time in the case of Puffing Billy) by independent railway preservation groups, and are not covered by Metcard ticketing.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-Melbourne-railway-stations.htm (808 words)

	Victoria Australia
		Victoria is the smallest and most densely populated of the mainland states in Australia (the island state of Tasmania, offshore to the south is smaller).
		Melbourne is the capital of Victoria and is dominated by the Yarra River.
		The Grampians, located in the mid west of Victoria, were named after a explorer after their resemblance to their name sake in his native Scotland.
	www.auinfo.com /Victoria.htm (456 words)

	Our Munros in Victoria - 1860 to 1890 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Victoria's capital city, Melbourne, was thriving, thanks largely to the Gold Rush fever which gripped the world at the time, but also due to the success of the wool clip which played a large part in Melbourne's burgeoning economy.
		It is thought that the hot, dry and somewhat dusty conditions of western Victoria finally forced the family to look elsewhere for their livelihood and sometime after 1890 they chose the lush green pasture land, several hundred miles south and to the east of Bacchus Marsh, near Leongatha in Gippsland, Victoria.
		One of their jobs was to keep the line clear between Tarwin and Meeniyan, the next station on the line.
	members.aol.com /munrostory/victoria.htm (2066 words)

	P&O Line
		The fleet and goodwill of the Blue Anchor Line was purchased in 1910 and the PandO Branch Line was formed to cover the Australian service.
		Controlling interest in the Orient Line was acquired in 1919, along with the British India Steam Navigation Company and control of the Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Ship Company, which therefore became part of the PandO group.
		In 1972 the Strick Line was purchased and in 1974, Princess Cruises was purchased.
	www.theshipslist.com /ships/lines/pando.html (3334 words)

	Little Hills Press \| Travel Info \| VIC: Melbourne
		Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, is situated on the shores of Port Phillip Bay.
		Victoria is called the Garden State, and its capital city certainly does its share to live up to that reputation.
		The line opened in 1900, and it is the ideal way to view the Dandenongs at close range.
	www.littlehills.com /travel_information/vic.melbourne.shtml (7941 words)

	Bendigo trams
		The State Electricity Commission of Victoria, the former State-owned electricity generator and distributor acquired the tramway systems at Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong as part of the acquisition of privately-owned electricity companies in a number of centres.
		The line to Golden Square was on the Calder Highway which connected Melbourne to Bendigo.
		This meant that the rear passenger door was not adjacent to the drivers cab, and that wire rather than solid passenger barrier doors were installed.
	www.angelfire.com /sc3/trams/bend/BEND.HTM (592 words)

	The Cable Car Home Page - Cable Tramways in Australia and New Zealand
		The North Sydney line connected the township with the main ferry wharf for the North Shore, climbing a steep rise from the waterfront.
		The cable line operated successfully, but the Depot to Crows Nest extension was converted to electricity in 1898, and the rest of the line to Milsons Point on 10-Feb-1900.
		It was argued that electric lines were cheaper to build, but others argued that electric traction was still in an experimental stage, and that poles supporting the trolley wires would block the street.
	www.cable-car-guy.com /html/ccoznz.html (1742 words)

	Urban Transport Technology - Melbourne Linking Victoria Project, Australia
		There are projects involving trams and light railway networks, regional rail upgrades, new roads and bypasses, park and ride facilities, Skybus super shuttle running to the airport and cycle paths.
		Construction work on the Ballarat line upgrade is set to take up to 24 months and is scheduled for completion in mid-2005.
		The State of Victoria is to invest AU$300 million for the construction and 30-year operation of the transport interchange.
	www.urbantransport-technology.com /projects/australia (2460 words)

	Large Scale Central - Trains and More (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Railway is the sole survivor of four experimental lines used to develop rural areas in the early 1900s.
		The Rügen private line company with its Racing Roland steam train is an unmistakable part of the tourist attractions of the island of Rügen. With a track width of only 750 mm the line connects all the best-known coastal resorts of the island.
		Ballarat, Victoria, Australia - The Ballarat Vintage Tramway is operated by the Ballarat Tramway Museum Inc., formed to keep alive the tramway experience that has otherwise disappeared from the streets of Ballarat.
	www.largescalecentral.com /Links/show.php?cat=89 (2782 words)

	Victoria News. ABC News Online
		Victoria's Attorney-General has secured a meeting with a senior Singaporean government minister on Thursday to present a last minute plea for condemned Melbourne man Van Nguyen.
		South Australian opening batsman Matthew Elliott says he may be in doubt for the Redbacks' four-day match against Victoria starting at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on Saturday.
		The Federal Government is threatening to withdraw its $167 million contribution to the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline in western Victoria.
	www.abc.net.au /news/australia/vic (1152 words)

	RINGWOOD TO UPPER FERNTREE GULLY BROAD GAUGE RAILWAY:
		The original alignment was the tightest curve on the line and on the whole of the Victorian Railways system, having a radius of two chains.
		The turntable was purchased in 1987 from the Victorian Railways and began operating at Emerald in 1990.
		With the closure of the line on the
	www.billwilliams.org /puffingbilly/PBHistory.html (3451 words)

	Victoria Online: Government Entry Point for Victorians
		Victoria Online - the fastest way to find local, state and federal government information and services
		is a safety campaign to encourage motorists and pedestrians to be aware when using railway crossings.
		Moving Forward is the new $500 million blueprint for driving growth in provincial Victoria.
	www.vic.gov.au /index.jsp (64 words)

	mcgowan
		But on March 3 1854, the first telegraph line in Australia began operation (six months before the first Australian railway line was opened between Melbourne and Port Melbourne on September 12) and McGowan himself was gazetted as general-superintendent of the new electric telegraph of Victoria.
		Within three years Victoria was webbed with a network of overhead telegraph lines from Melbourne to Portland near the South Australian border, and north and north-west via Wangaratta and Wodonga to the Murray River.
		In February 1858, McGowan travelled to Tasmania to consult the Government regarding the connection of Tasmania to the Victorian system and in July 1859 McGowan left Victoria on board the SS Omeo to supervise the laying of what was to be the longest cable in the world (at that time).
	meltingpot.fortunecity.com /whitburn/94/history/mcgowan.htm (1118 words)

	CSU Guide to Australia - VIC
		The Municipal Association of Victoria is the peak representative and lobbying body for Victoria's 79 councils.
		The MAV was formed in 1879 and the Municipal Association Act 1907 anointed the MAV the official voice of local government in Victoria.
		Highlights the the tourist attractions of Victoria, region by region.
	www.csu.edu.au /australia/vic.html (979 words)

	Colin Seymour's Tram Photos & Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		They had developed the tramways to make good use of the power generated during daylight hours (demand for power was usually for lighting at night, and it was too expensive to shut down the power plant during the day and start it up at night, so tramways became a means to keep the generators running).
		Ballarat was the last SECV tramway to close, and the car was donated.
		The museum is right next to the railway line; walking out of the station takes you to the museum entrance on the right.
	www.cjseymour.plus.com /lrt.htm (3465 words)

	Rail & Tramways
		- Locomotives And Railcars Of The Commonwealth Railways.
		The Railways of the Northern Suburbs of Brisbane.
		The building of a railway over the coastal mountains behind Cairns a century ago was one of the great engineering feats in Australia in colonial days, the work of the railway builders, the explorations in search of a route, and of the rivalry between Cairns, Port Douglas and Innisfail.
	www.bspgallery.com.au /rail.htm (1314 words)

	International Railway Journal: Victoria spends on rail projects - World Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A further SA 96 million will be spent on a regional freight links programme to convert 2000km of broad gauge lines to standard gauge during the next five years.
		The decision to go ahead follows a feasibility study which concluded that increasing the amount of standard gauge lines on Victorian Rail Track Corporation's (VRT) network from 29% at present to 70% in future would deliver significant economic benefits.
		Further provisions in the budget include $A 30 million towards building the Wodonga rail by pass, involving re-alignment of an existing section of the Sydney--Melbourne main line and constructing new stations and freight facilities.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_7_41/ai_80949750 (329 words)

	Worldisround - Hiking in the Victorian Goldfields - Scenery in Victoria pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Centred geographically in the town of Daylesford, Central Victoria, some 120 km west of the State Capital, Melbourne, the Great Dividing Trail aims to make the region accessible to walkers, preserving the region's mining history, heritage, culture and its natural beauty.
		Tourism began in he 1880 when the railway reached the town, where visitors enjoyed some 41 mineral springs, many of which had been discovered by the miners.
		At one stage the Track follows the old Ballarat to Daylesford railway line, built in 1887, but closed down in 1951, and passing through the former settlement of Wombat.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/8825/text.html (1306 words)

	RailServe.com: Tourist Railroads Railway Museums & Train Excursions
		Corcovado Rack Railway - Inclined railroad to the summit at Corcovado, the famous Christ Statue; built in 1884 and converted from steam to electric in 1910; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
		Pilion Railway, The - Railway from Volos to Milies on the Pilion peninsula, central Greece; 600 mm narrow gauge; returned to operation in 1996
		Kitts Scenic Railway - Narrow gauge railway built between 1912 and 1926 to deliver sugar cane from the fields to the sugar mill in the capital city of Basseterre, now offers a Caribbean tour around the island of St. Kitts in the two-island Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis
	www.railserve.com /Tourist/World (4218 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Ballarat, Victoria, and Bendigo, Victoria, together with the still operating interurban line to Glenelg in
		In addition, the StKilda and Port Melbourne train lines had been converted to light rail and the City-Circle tram line built.
		The Government has announced that the Mont Albert tram line will be extended to Box Hill by 2002.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/Hangar/1602/temp.html (375 words)

	V/Line
		Click here for your temporary Bendigo line timetable effective 24 October
		Click here for your temporary Ballarat line timetable effective 1 October
		Click here for your purple temporary Bendigo line timetable effective 6 October
	www.vlinepassenger.com.au (97 words)

	International Railway Journal: Australia invests heavily in Rail - World Report
		Thiess and Alstom were also recently awarded a $A 222 million contract for the Regional Fast Rail Project in Victoria.
		This forms part of a $A 550 million project to upgrade the lines from Melbourne to Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, and Traralgon.
		The entire Perth Urban Rail Development Project includes completion of a fast direct Southwest Metropolitan railway from Mandurah to Perth, extension of the northern suburbs line from Currambine to Clarkson, and a spur from Kenwick on the Armadale line.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_8_42/ai_101944174 (394 words)

	Metlink - Your guide to public transport in metropolitan Melbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Some services on the Broadmeadows line will not stop at Spencer Street From Monday 7 November until Friday, 24 February 2006.
		The alteration to these train services is due to the closure of platforms 13 and 14 at Spencer Street Station, part of the station redevelopment project.
		Pakenham, Cranbourne and Frankston lines will not operate through Spencer Street and the City Loop after 9pm on weekdays from Monday, 10 October 2005.
	www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au (809 words)

	Sightseeing and tours around the world with Gray Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Relax and let Gray line show you the way around Melbourne and Victoria.
		Highlights include the Italian Quarter, the Shrine of Remembrance, and the Botanic Gardens where you may enjoy magnificent views of the city.
		Travel to arid northern Victoria and the riverboat town of Echuca.
	www.grayline.com /franchise.cfm/action/details/id/131 (776 words)

	Web-enz.com - Accommodation
		Located just a few minutes stroll down from the shopping centre and railway station of Katoomba, this elegant property captures to perfection the romance and charm of yesteryears, while providing all the luxuries of today.
		We reccommend the Cairns Reef Apartments and Motel situated 6 kilometres from CBD and conveniently located 600 meters from the shopping centre and just 15 minutes from the airport.
		Stroll to the Surf Club opposite where you can breakfast right on the beach or choose from several cafes and restaurants open throughout the day and night.
	www.web-enz.com /direct/index.php?cat=14 (503 words)

	WWW Links
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		Battlefield Line Railway, The Preserved railway at Shackerstone, UK Bauer's AT&SF G-scale indoor Model Railroad (Stefan Bauer) - (German language)
		Bowes Railway rope-hauled - Tyne & Wear - England
	www.tadlane.com /rrlinks1.htm (5119 words)

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