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The Timber Industry at Erica, Its Sawmills, Tramways and People

By Mike McCarthy

Early-bird Pricing. After November 16 the price will be $82.50 ($61.88 for members)

This is a pre-publication offer – the book will not be posted until October 10

Published by the LRRSA
ISBN 978-0-9093-406-4-3

Hard cover, 336 pages on art paper, A4 size, 65 maps and diagrams, 383 photographs, with bibliography, references, and index

When the Moe – Walhalla narrow-gauge railway was opened in 1910 it provided an outlet
for a vast quantity of timber in the rugged mountain ranges surrounding the Thomson and
Tyers River valleys. Much of this timber was the magnificent Eucalyptus regnans (Mountain
Ash).

This book describes the vast network of 3 ft and 2 ft 6 in. gauge tramways which fed
the Walhalla railway at O’Shea and Bennett Siding, Knotts Siding, Erica, Collins Siding,
Moondarra, and Gould. Also described are the timber mills and the isolated settlements
that surrounded them.

The text covers all aspects of the history – political, economic, technical, and social. It is
based on over 60 years of research, including interviews, historical documents and maps,
and extensive ground research.

The book includes superb coloured maps and diagrams, and detailed histories of the
steam and internal-combustion locomotives that were used on the tramways. It is illustrated by a
generous collection of historic photographs.