Light Railways No.219 June 2011 PDF

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• The Manning River breakwater railway: Part 1 – The Private Contractor Years (1895-1900) (New South Wales)
• Bill Scott’s Goondi Mill locomotive characters (Queensland)
• Missing in action – Malcolm Moore Ford V8 locomotives (China)
• Industrial Railway News (12 items from around Australia and Fiji)
• Book Reviews: Hunslet 1215 – A War Veteran’s Story
• Research: LRRSA Research Charter; Colortone Brickworks, Frankston, Vic.; The Ida Bay limestone quarries and tramways, Tas.
• Heritage & Tourist Railway News (16 news items and Coming Events)

The leading article describes a standard gauge railway used in a major breakwater construction project at Harrington on the NSW mid-north coast. It is supported by some excellent maps and photographs.