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Eugowra Railway Line
The Eugowra railway line is a closed railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The branch line joins the Blayney-Demondrille railway line, Blayney-Demondrille line at Cowra. Construction The Cowra to Canowindra Railway Act was passed on 15 December 1908. Land acquisitions proceeded rapidly, with the first sod of the new lined turned at Cowra, New South Wales, Cowra West on 11 January 1909. John Bradfield (engineer), John Bradfield, who went on to design the Sydney Harbour Bridge, prepared layout plans as assistant engineer on the project. The line was built to so-called "pioneer" standards – earth Track ballast, ballasted with no fences. The branch line to Canowindra was opened with great fanfare on 4 July 1910. The opening of the line proved an economic boon to the town, with Canowindra's population increasing from 400 prior to 1900, to 1500 and rising in 1911. An extension to Eugowra was opened on 11 December 1922. Further extensions to link up with the Main Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugowra Railway Station
Eugowra is a town in the Central West (New South Wales), Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is split between Forbes Shire and Cabonne Shire Local government in Australia, local government area, west of the state capital, Sydney. At the , Eugowra had a population of 779. Geography Situated 271 metres above sea level and 340 km west of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney in the Central West, New South Wales, Central West New South Wales, Eugowra is located in the Local government in Australia, Local Government Area of Cabonne Shire Council. The parliamentary seats for Eugowra fall under the New South Wales State seat of Electoral district of Orange, Orange and the Federal Division of Division of Calare, Calare. History of Eugowra The area was occupied by the Wiradjuri people before European settlement of Australia, European settlement. In 1815, European explorations in the area began, with the first being surveyor George Evans (explorer), George Evans. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowra, New South Wales
Cowra is a small town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre and the council seat for the Cowra Shire, with a population of 9,863. Cowra is located approximately above sea level, on the banks of the Lachlan River, in the Lachlan Valley. By road it is approximately west of the state capital, Sydney, and north of the nation's capital, Canberra. The town is situated at the intersection of three state highways: the Mid-Western Highway, Olympic Highway, and the Lachlan Valley Way. Cowra is included in the rainfall recorder and weather forecast region for the Central West Slopes and Plains division of the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts. History The first European explorer to the area, George William Evans, entered the Lachlan Valley in 1815. He named the area the Oxley Plains after his superior the surveyor-general, John Oxley. In 1817 he deemed the area "rather unfit for settlement". A military depot was established no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkes, New South Wales
Parkes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the main settlement in the local government area of Parkes Shire. Parkes had a population of 11,224 as at 30 June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Parkes is part of the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people, the largest language group in NSW with a country of more than 120,000 square kilometres. History The Wiradjuri people have lived on the lands of the 3 rivers, including the Lachlan River, for more than 40,000 years. The town of Parkes was part of the colonial expansion of the early 19th century, originally founded in 1853 as the settlement Currajong, named for the abundance of kurrajong trees in the local area by the settlers, but was then known as Bushman's (from the local mine named Bushman's Lead). In August 1873, Henry Parkes (later Sir Henry) visited the area and in December 1873 the town was officially renamed Parkes in his honour. (Sir Henry Parkes is recogni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregra Railway Station
Gregra is a closed railway station on the Broken Hill railway line in New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... The station opened in 1893 and closed to passenger services in 1974. NSWrail.net, accessed 11 August 2009. Only remains of the platform are now visible at the site. References Disused regional railway stations in New South Wales[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Western Railway Line, New South Wales
The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Blue Mountains, Central West, North West Slopes and the Far West regions. It is with operational & under construction & repairs. Description of route The Main Western Railway Line is a westwards continuation of what is known as the Main Suburban Line between Sydney Central station and Granville. The line is six electrified railway tracks between Central and Strathfield, where the Main Northern line branches off. The line is then four tracks as it passes through Lidcombe, where the Main Southern line branches off, and then through the Sydney suburbs of Parramatta and Blacktown, where the Richmond railway line branches off. At St Marys, the line becomes two tracks as it passes through Penrith and Emu Plains, the extent of Sydney suburban passenger train operation. From Emu Plains, the line traverses the Blue Mountains passing through Katoomba and Mount Victoria before d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowra Guardian
The ''Cowra Guardian'', also published as ''The Guardian, The Cowra Gobbler, Cowra Guardian, Canowindra Star, The Canowindra Star and Eugowra News, Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder ''is a weekly newspaper published in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia since 1885. History The ''Cowra Guardian'' began as the ''Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder'' (1885-1943), a provincial newspaper and rural guide, published by S. A. Stevenson. It continued as the ''Cowra Guardian'' (1943-1980). It was renamed ''Cowra Gobbler'' from 1980-1984 before reverting to the ''Cowra Guardian''. The ''Cowra Guardian'' absorbed a number of papers including the ''Lachlan Leader'' on 22 Oct 1943 and the ''Canowindra Star'' on 4 February 1972. The ''Canowindra Star'' was published from 900to 1971. It was named ''The Canowindra Star and Eugowra News'' from 1903-1925 before reverting to the ''Canowindra Star''. Provincial newspapers were an important outlet for the concerns of rural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugowra
Eugowra is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is split between Forbes Shire and Cabonne Shire local government area, west of the state capital, Sydney. At the , Eugowra had a population of 779. Geography Situated 271 metres above sea level and 340 km west of Sydney in the Central West New South Wales, Eugowra is located in the Local Government Area of Cabonne Shire Council. The parliamentary seats for Eugowra fall under the New South Wales State seat of Orange and the Federal Division of Calare. History of Eugowra The area was occupied by the Wiradjuri people before European settlement. In 1815, European explorations in the area began, with the first being surveyor George Evans. In 1817, John Oxley passed through the area on an expedition to explore the inland. In 1834, Pastoral settlement began with the establishment of ‘Eugowra’ station. Eugowra’ is said to be named after the Indigenous Australian word mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Champion
The ''Western Champion'' was a weekly English language newspaper published in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. History The town of Parkes had been served with many newspapers. The ''Western Champion'' began in 1893 and was published by M. J. Little. The editor in the late 1890s was Gordon Tidy. After 33 years as the proprietor, William Giles also acquired the ''Parkes Post'' by September 1932. Working from their separate offices, the ''Champion'' would publish on a Friday, and the ''Post'' on the Tuesday. It ceased in 1934 and merged with the ''Champion Post'' to form the ''Parkes Post''. The paper consisted mainly of advertising and news columns once a month. Today the newspaper operates as the ''Parkes Champion-Post''. Digitisation The various versions of the paper have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project hosted by the National Library of Australia. See also * List of newspapers in New South Wales * List of newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canowindra
Situated on the Belubula River, Canowindra (pronounced ) is a historic township and largest population centre in Cabonne Shire and is located between Orange and Cowra in the central west of New South Wales, Australia. The curving main street, Gaskill Street, is partly an urban conservation area. Toponymy The name of the town is derived from an Aboriginal language (Wiradjuri) word meaning 'a home' or 'camping place'.{{Cite web , url=http://www.anps.org.au/Canowindra.html , title=ANPS - Working on Canowindra , access-date=15 May 2018 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309224619/http://anps.org.au/Canowindra.html , archive-date=9 March 2018 , url-status=dead History Prior to the arrival of Europeans to Australia, the area now known as Canowindra was occupied for tens of thousands of years by a people known as the Wiradjuri. These "people of the three rivers" were hunters and gatherers who exploited the resources available in the rivers and the lands, particularl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track Ballast
Track ballast forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties (sleepers) are laid. It is packed between, below, and around the ties. It is used to bear the load from the railroad ties, to facilitate drainage of water, and also to keep down vegetation that might interfere with the track structure. Ballast also holds the track in place as the trains roll over it. A variety of materials have been used as track ballast, including crushed stone, washed gravel, bank run (unwashed) gravel, torpedo gravel (a mixture of coarse sand and small gravel), slag, chats, coal cinders, sand, and burnt clay. The term "ballast" comes from a nautical term for the stones used to stabilize a ship. Construction The appropriate thickness of a layer of track ballast depends on the size and spacing of the ties, the amount of traffic on the line, and various other factors. Track ballast should never be laid down less than thick, and high-speed railway lines may require ballast up to thick.Bell 2004, p. 39 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
