Laheys Tramway
Laheys Tramway or Canungra Pine Creek Tramway was a private timber railway in South East Queensland, Australia. It connected at Canungra, Queensland, Canungra on the Canungra railway line, Canungra line and consisted of a 'main line' to Upper Coomera and two branches. Lahey's Canungra Tramway Tunnel, Its tunnel was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 11 April 2005. Background Canungra was the centre of regional timber production from the 1860s and the Lahey family built a large sawmill there, completed in 1885. Situated in the middle of a Araucaria cunninghamii, hoop pine forest, logs were initially hauled short distances to the mill by bullock teams, but as the haulage distance increased a more efficient method was required. History Rail engineer George Phillips (Australian politician), George Phillips surveyed and designed the route of the tramway. The gauge of was chosen to match that of the Queensland Government railways. The tramway opened in 1900, and ...
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