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	Gippsland railway line, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gippsland Railway is the general name for rail lines between Melbourne and Gippsland.
		East Gippsland Rail Trail from Bairnsdale to Nowa Nowa, and in 2005 being extended to Orbost; and the
		Gippsland Plains Rail Trail from Stratford to Maffra.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gippsland_Railway (924 words)

	Gippsland Australia Heritage Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The collection, which is housed in the old beet processing plant, also includes details of other Gippsland agricultural enterprises and the early European settlement of the region.
		Strategically spread throughout the Gippsland High Country are many relics of the Mountain Cattlemen, including the well photographed Guys, Howitt and Moroka Huts, all of which can be found in the Alpine National Park.
		When the line was being dismantled, the Buln Buln Shire Council purchased the bridge from the Victorian Railways for one pound ($2) so it would be preserved for the future.
	www.gippslandinfo.com.au /Heritage-Attractions (1303 words)

	Walhalla Goldfields Tourist Railway Gippsland Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1956 the line was pulled up and ceased to exist, except within the memories of many who had witnessed its operations and in the dreams of some who would like to see it operate again.
		A number of attempts to restore the line, with varying degrees of success, were tried until, in 1991, with only the remains of derelict bridges on the right of way, the Walhalla Railway Taskforce was formed with the aim of restoring the line from Erica to Walhalla.
		This became the Walhalla Goldfields Railway, Inc., in 1993 and restoration began with the establishment of Thomson Station and its accompanying yard.
	www.walhallarail.com (151 words)

	Bairnsdale History & Brief Info
		Discovery of gold in areas surrounding Bairnsdale in the 1850's brought an influx of miners to the district and demands for a township grew.
		The 1890's brought dairying to the district, resulting in the establishment of a number of creameries in the area, and a butter factory in Bairnsdale.
		The railway came to Bairnsdale in 1888 and beautification of the Main St. gardens commenced in the early 1900's.
	www.gippslandtourism.com.au /Bairnsdale/history-in-brief.html (359 words)

	Walhalla Goldfields Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The railway was expected to be a boon for the town, which was in a state of economic and population decline due to gold mining operations becoming increasingly uneconomical, the largest gold mining company closing in 1914.
		The railway was closed in sections from 1944-54, the section from Platina to Walhalla closing in March 1944 and the final section from Moe to Erica eventually closing on June 25th 1954.
		While the railway has drawn some uninformed criticism for deviation from historical accuracy regarding its rolling stock, the collection is a significant piece of industrial railway history, and the WGR provides a valuable tourist train service for the local economy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Walhalla_Goldfields_Railway (689 words)

	Fanthology '87: Trains in the Distance
		Whatever happens to those model railways, they already have given their special pleasure, not because of what they are, but because of the way they attached themselves to my imagination.
		Railway trains are symbols of power, especially when carried along by steam engines.
		Cars have made railways unprofitable in Victoria, and now politicians and bureaucrats spend their nights tossing and turning, trying to think up acceptable ways to kill the railway system.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/8720/trains.htm (2851 words)

	City of Monash: Land Use and Industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Gippsland railway was a major factor in the development of industry in Oakleigh.
		The railway opened up Gippsland to settlement, but in most of West Gippsland, no farming was possible until a start had been made on clearing the dense forest.
		Railway sleepers, barrel staves and paving blocks for the streets of Melbourne all came out of Gippsland by rail through Oakleigh.
	www.monash.vic.gov.au /history/section-a-6.html (1107 words)

	Gippsland - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide
		The Gippsland region stretches from just east of Melbourne all the way to the state border with New South Wales in Victoria's far east, covering hundreds of kilometres of coastline and a rich collection of state and national parks.
		West Gippsland is characterised by lush, rolling hills and major dairy and farming industries.
		The Gippsland Lakes, which extend from Sale to Lakes Entrance, is the largest inland waterway system in Australia, and with over a million hectares of public owned parks in the area, it is the ideal location for bushwalking and water sports.
	www.travelvictoria.com.au /regions/gippsland (333 words)

	Hoppa - Railway in the World
		Israel, Railway, Ports, Cargo The Israel Ports and Railway Authority operates and manages Israel's seaports in Haifa, Ashdod and Eilat, and Israel Railways.
		Korumburra, Railway The South Gippsland Railway runs a collection of historical diesel locomotives and railcars between Korumburra and Nyora along a section of the former Victorian Railways mainline.
		Norway, Occupational Health and Safety, Government, Aviation, Railway, Road Traffic The Norwegian Accident Investigation Board is a government-funded investigation board, whose task is to investigate accidents and incidents within the aviation, railway and road sectors (including underground railways and tramways).
	hoppa.com /Railway (690 words)

	City of Monash: The Gippsland Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		However, although the railway was constructed between 1883 and 1891, only one train ever ran on it and it became known as Ross's Folly.
		In 1888, for instance, a tram was proposed from Oakleigh to Ferntree Gully.
		Although the Gippsland railway was completed in 1879, the peak year of the land boom was not until a decade later.
	www.monash.vic.gov.au /history/section-a-4.html (1157 words)

	Peter Hall M.L.C. - Media Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The last of Gippsland's railway sleeper cutters has provided his last railway sleeper, at the expense of historic icons such as the Walhalla Goldfields Railway, unless the State Government intervenes.
		Gippsland MP Peter Hall has called on the State Government to restore a timber licence to Mr Ron Aucote of Bruthen, whose licence was terminated this week.
		Mr Hall told State Parliament the Walhalla Goldfields Railway relies on Mr Aucote's skills to provide sleepers and his inability to do so would impact adversely on the further development of the railway.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~phall/media/2006/jun8.htm (414 words)

	Casey Cardinia Moments in a Regional History
		These 'moments' are all connected by the theme of the Gippsland Railway, which affected the development of all of the districts.
		The Gippsland Railway was the answer and became a major transport link from the 1880s.
		The Gippsland Railway was a crucial part of everyday life in Casey-Cardinia's past.
	www.cclc.vic.gov.au /moments/intro.htm (606 words)

	HOJOAUSTRALIA - ITINERARY
		The township of Briagolong is 14 kilometres north of Stratford in Gippsland and about 270 kilometres east of Melbourne.
		Bunyip is located on the Gippsland railway line, 77 kilometres east of Melbourne.
		The name was used for the area as early as 1847 when a route was surveyed from Dandenong into Gippsland.
	www.xmission.com /~hojo/where/aussie/funStrange.htm (637 words)

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		The South Gippsland Railway runs a collection of historical diesel locomotives and railcars between Korumburra and Nyora along a section of the former Victorian Railways mainline.
		The general store and the railway station at Nyora were also settings in the recent ABC television series, "Something in the Air".
		We detoured off the South Gippsland Highway onto the Ballarto Road, which is a fairly straight and long stretch of quiet road, so the hoons could have some fun.
	www.bluep.com /~johnc/chainlube/2002/emu.htm (964 words)

	TimeLine
		This year sees the "race" to "discover" Gippsland, between McMillan and Strzelecki, which is the usual focus of histories of Gippsland that do not recognise this year as only part of an ongoing process that involved many other people.
		This year marks the establishment of Port Albert, the port of entry for Gippsland, as squatters begin to move in in a big way, and attempts are made to establish an overland route from Melbourne to Port Albert.
		Gippsland had one seat (Eastern Province) in the Legislative Council and two seats in the Legislative Assembly - Alberton and Gipps Land.
	homepages.rootsweb.com /~surreal/AVG/Resources/timeline.html (12546 words)

	RailPage Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society (Australia) - In 1994, when it became apparent that the DHR could close in the near future, a member of an old Darjeeling family, long resident in Canada, with a deep commitment to preserving the best of the past, formed the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Heritage Foundation (DHRHF).
		Its aims include restoration and preservation of the line, creation of a mountain railway museum, and provision of improved services both to the local population and visiting tourists.
		South Western Railway Society - The South Western Railway Society, is a non-profit organization involved in maintaining Railway Operations in The South Western area of Victoria.
	www.railpage.org.au (1141 words)

	Scenic Drives
		By then the prosperity derived from grazing and agriculture was well established and Gippsland was a major of food for the state.
		The large number of museums and historical societies throughout Gippsland are your key to further unlocking the heritage of this region.
		Originally built in 1919, it was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1939 and was used until the railway closed in 1954.
	experience.gippsland.com /ScenicDrives/Default.asp (4828 words)

	History
		Hobbies Plus was opened in November 1988 at 17a Mackey St in the West Gippsland town of Longwarry.
		Moe was once a busy junction, with the narrow gauge railway to Walhalla starting here (the shop was located almost on the former narrow gauge yard) and also the Thorpdale and Yallourn lines also branching off from Moe.
		In true railway enthusiast form, I was in Cootamundra, NSW watching trains when the auction was on.
	www.hobbiesplus.com.au /history.htm (449 words)

	Casey Cardinia Moments in a Regional History
		Additional trucking yards were constructed in 1916 and there were new houses along the railway for the rail workers.
		Trucks have replaced the railways for the delivery of the enduring farm produce.
		The response to the Show by the Gippsland community was positive, although spectators felt that this young farming community had much to learn.
	www.cclc.vic.gov.au /moments/bunyip.htm (729 words)

	South Gippsland railway line, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The South Gippsland railway line (also known as the Great Southern Railway) was opened from Dandenong to Cranbourne in 1888 and extended to Koo Wee Rup, Nyora and Loch in 1890, Korumburra and Leongatha in 1891 and Welshpool, Alberton and Port Albert in 1892.
		The section from Nyora to Leongatha was transferred to the South Gippsland Railway in 1994 and trains have not operated beyond Cranbourne since about that time.
		However some Bridges have been repaired betweem Leogatha and Korumburra which has allowed the South Gippsland Tourist railway to restore its services on this section of the track after it was prevented from using it due to the declining condition of the bridges.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/South_Gippsland_railway_line,_Victoria (838 words)

	Gippsland Major Tourist Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Gippsland Lakes system is Australia's most extensive, separated from Bass Strait by a long line of sand dunes that form the Ninety Mile Beach.
		Access from Sale or South Gippsland Highway, via Woodside Beach, Seaspray, Golden Beach, Loch Sport and at many points between.
		A seemingly endless stretch of pristine, white sand beach, which begins just east of the historic town of Port Albert and stretches beyond the eye to Lakes Entrance, providing a natural barrier between Bass Strait and the Gippsland Lakes system.
	www.gippslandinfo.com.au /Major-Attractions/index.html (1260 words)

	The Alternate Route - Attractions
		Glengarry was named by the Gippsland explorer Angus McMillan in 1840 after Aeneas Roaldson Macdonald, Chief of the Glengarry Clan.
		Glengarry township came into existence in 1883 when the loop railway line between Traralgon and Bairnsdale was built.
		When the railway line was pulled up in 1987, the old railway station known as the "Loco Shed" was taken over by the local Art Group and renamed "Heirloom Antiques and Craft Railway Station".
	www.gippslandtourism.com.au /Alternate-Route/attractions.html (781 words)

	Family
		The Bairnsdale to Orbost railway line has been turned into a recreational trail which starts in Bairnsdale and continues to Nowa Nowa which is about 60kms.
		If you like biking, this is a great trip to pack a picnic and enjoy with the whole family.
		BIKE HIRE: Mountain bikes are available for hire at Gippsland Lakes Escapes/ 1 Bike is fitted with child seat.
	www.gippslandlakesescapes.com.au /Activities/Family (515 words)

	Korrumburra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Coal Creek has established itself as one of Gippsland's major tourism destinations and is conveniently located on the South Gippsland Highway.
		A 10-minute drive from Korumburra is the thriving farming town of Leongatha, home of the biggest dairy factory in the southern hemisphere.
		Leongatha was once the home of a labour colony, a settlement of unemployed men who cleared and farmed the area after the completion of the South Gippsland railway in the 1890s.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/victoria/korrumbura.asp (138 words)

	Railfan Guided Tours
		There is also a railway museum along the line, at Menzies Creek, open at weekends and on public holidays.
		The Daylesford Spa Country Railway is based at the spa town of Daylesford and specialises in restoring and operating vintage rail-motors and railcars.
		The Walhalla Goldfields Railway operates on a restored section of the former Moe to Walhalla 762 mm (2' 6") gauge railway.
	www.dd.com.au /gtours/rgthome_real.html (896 words)

	misc:VR:Trains:AJH
		In a sense, the sign is a forlorn protest against the intrusion of roads into the railway scene, such that the thriving interstate traffic is now reduced to the occasional through goods that no longer even stops at this point.
		The line of the original railway is appears just to the foreground of the almost circular pool in the near distance.
		In the foreground, a large rock testifies to the closed state of the relocated railway, moved during the 50s when the Hume Weir was extended.
	www.csse.monash.edu.au /~ajh/trains/vic/misc (1435 words)

	Rail line set to reopen » ABC Gippsland » Local News
		Preparations for the return of regular passenger rail services to South Gippsland have brought an early bonus for the South Gippsland Tourist Railway.
		It had to close down its operations between Korumburra and Leongatha because of problems with bridges and the poor state of the track.
		Grant Cooper from the Tourism Railway says the State Government has funded the repairs to the bridges and it will reopen that section of the track on Sunday.
	www.abc.net.au /gippsland/news/200307/s905110.htm (211 words)

	Opera Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A regional development body formed to be a catalyst for economic development across the Gippsland region.
		Information on the Women on Water Conference to be held in Gippsland in October 2004.
		The Women who Mean Business project presents and exciting opportunity for Gippsland women and the community.
	portal.opera.com /web/?cat=86653 (514 words)

	South Gippsland Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The South Gippsland Railway is a tourist railway located in south Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
		It controls a section of the former South Gippsland line between Nyora and Leongatha, operating services from Leongatha to Nyora via Korumburra taking around 65 minutes, trains operate on Sundays, Public Holidays (except Good Friday and Christmas Day) and Wednesdays during Victorian school holidays.
		The South Gippsland line was opened from Dandenong to Cranbourne in 1888 and extended to Koo Wee Rup, Nyora and Loch in 1890, Korumburra and Leongatha in 1891.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Gippsland_Railway (177 words)

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