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O'Keefe Rail Trail
The O'Keefe Rail Trail is a rail trail connecting Bendigo with Heathcote. The sandy gravel trail runs along a former branch line on the Melbourne-Sydney rail line. It previously ran from Bendigo to Axedale but works completed in 2015 extended the route to Heathcote Rail Trails Australia The trail includes a number of bridges, including the $50,000 Axe Creek Suspension Bridge, which was built in 1993. In early 2014 a pedestrian/cycle bridge was built over the at |
Rail Trail
A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetcars (rails with trails), or with disused track. As shared-use paths, rail trails are primarily for non-motorized traffic including pedestrians, bicycles, horseback riders, skaters, and cross-country skiers, although snowmobiles and ATVs may be allowed. The characteristics of abandoned railways—gentle grades, well-engineered rights of way and structures (bridges and tunnels), and passage through historical areas—lend themselves to rail trails and account for their popularity. Many rail trails are long-distance trails, while some shorter rail trails are known as greenways or linear parks. Rail trails around the world Americas Bermuda The Bermuda Railway ceased to operate as such when the only carrier to exist in Bermuda folded in 1948. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, making it Australia's 19th-largest city, fourth-largest inland city and the fourth-most populous city in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is the administrative centre of the City of Greater Bendigo, which encompasses outlying towns spanning an area of approximately 3,000 km2 (1,158 sq mi) and over 111,000 people. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2016. Residents of the city are known as "Bendigonians". The traditional owners of the area are the Djadjawurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung (Djaara) people. The discovery of gold on Bendigo Creek in 1851 transformed the area from a sheep station into one of colonial Australia's largest boomtowns. News of the finds intensified the Victorian gold rush, bringing an influx of migran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heathcote, Victoria
Heathcote is a town in central Victoria, Australia, situated on the Northern Highway 110 kilometres north of Melbourne and 40 kilometres south-east of Bendigo via the McIvor Highway. Heathcote's local government area is the City of Greater Bendigo and it is part of the federal electorate of Bendigo and the state electorate of Euroa. At the , Heathcote had a population of 2,793. History The first European known to have visited the district was Major Thomas Mitchell in 1836. By 1851 about 400 Europeans lived on some 16 pastoral properties in the area. Late in 1852 gold was discovered at McIvor Creek. Within six months some 40,000 miners were camped in the vicinity. It proved to be one of the richest finds during the Australian gold rushes, but the gold was so easily found that it was soon largely exhausted and by the end of the year a large proportion of the miners had already left for other recent finds (although deeper deposits continued to be mined for many years). T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axedale, Victoria
Axedale is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the McIvor Highway, in the City of Greater Bendigo, east of Bendigo. It was surveyed and proclaimed in 1861. At the 2016 census, Axedale had a population of 802. The town is nestled alongside the Campaspe River which feeds out of Lake Eppalock (about 20 minutes drive away). It has a golf course, tennis courts, a school, a pub and a convenience store/petrol station. It lies between Heathcote and Bendigo. Axedale has at least four churches, approximately one for every 220 residents of the town. In years past, it was host to The Titanic Museum, a home-based museum notable for charging fees to behold a 90 cm replica of the famous vessel. The Post Office opened on 21 April 1862. The town was served by the Axedale railway station on the Heathcote railway line from 1888 until 1941. The town was the end point of the O'Keefe Rail Trail from Bendigo along the former railway reservation. In 2015, work was completed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axe Creek
Axe Creek is a small community outside of Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo local government area. The McIvor Highway McIvor Highway is a short Victorian highway (44 km) linking Bendigo and Heathcote. Together with Hume Freeway (until Wallan) and Northern Highway (until Heathcote), it provides an alternative route between Melbourne and Bendigo. The nam ... passes through to the north of Axe Creek. Axe Creek is named after a nearby creek of the same name. Most residents visit Bendigo for access to amenities. There is no commercial area. References Towns in Victoria (Australia) Bendigo Suburbs of Bendigo {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campaspe River
The Campaspe River, an inland intermittent river of the northcentral catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Campaspe River rise on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and descend to flow north into the Murray River, Australia's longest river, near Echuca. Location and features From its source in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range below Red Hill, the Campaspe River rises in the Wombat State Forest northwest of and southwest of near and Firth Park, a local camping ground and historical area. The river then flows west of the township of and continues north through the town of . The middle reaches of the river are dominated by Lake Eppalock, a constructed reservoir. The Coliban River, the most significant tributary of the Campaspe, also flows into Lake Eppalock. Towns located on the river in this area include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIvor Highway
McIvor Highway is a short Victorian highway (44 km) linking Bendigo and Heathcote. Together with Hume Freeway (until Wallan) and Northern Highway (until Heathcote), it provides an alternative route between Melbourne and Bendigo. The name 'McIvor' refers to the original name of the Heathcote region, used during the Victorian Gold Rush. History The passing of the ''Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924'' through the Parliament of Victoria provided for the declaration of State Highways, roads two-thirds financed by the State government through the Country Roads Board (later VicRoads). The Eppalock Highway was declared a State Highway in the 1959/60 financial year,Golden Fleece Road Map Victoria, August 1965 from Heathcote to Bendigo (for a total of 27 miles); before this declaration, this road was referred to as Heathcote-Bendigo Road. The highway was later renamed McIvor Highway in 1962. The McIvor Highway was signed as State Route 141 between Bendigo and Heathcote in 1986; wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew O'Keefe (engineer)
Andrew O'Keefe (died 1904) was a construction engineer in Gippsland, in southeastern Australia. He built several railways and a weir. The O'Keefe Rail Trail is named after him. O'Keefe's parents immigrated from Ireland in 1854 due to famine, bringing him and his sister Mary. He worked on several construction projects, before tendering for and building the 28-mile Heathcote to Sandhurst railway line, which was completed in July 1888. The line was part of the Wandong to Bendigo line, and arose as part of Railway Construction Act No 821, since dubbed the "Octopus Act". It ran until 1958, when lack of passenger or freight demand saw it taken out of service. O'Keefe's other projects included the Eaglehawk to Bendigo tram line, Laanecoorie Weir and part of the Great Southern Railway from Korumburra to Toora Toora is a small farming town in Victoria, Australia whose main industry is dairy farming. It is located at the top of Corner Inlet opposite Wilsons Promontory National P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Keefe Rail Trail In Junortoun
O'Keefe is a surname of Irish origin. People with that name include: * Andrew O'Keefe (born 1971), Australian TV personality * Arthur J. O'Keefe (1876–1943) American banker and mayor of New Orleans * Brian O'Keefe (baseball) (born 1993), American baseball player * Dan O'Keefe (born 1929), a former member of the California state Senate * Daniel O'Keefe (1928–2012), editor and author, original inventor of Festivus * Daniel J. O'Keefe (born 1950), American communication and argumentation theory scholar * Danny O'Keefe (born 1943), American singer-songwriter based in Seattle, Washington * David Dean O'Keefe (born circa 1824 or 1828, died 1901), Irishman who created stone money and became the virtual king of the island of Yap * Dennis O'Keefe (1908–1968), American film actor * Dennis O'Keefe, the mayor of St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada * Derrick O'Keefe (born 1977), Canadian progressive writer, political activist and blogger * Eamonn O'Keefe (born 1953), English-born Irish fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heathcote Railway Line
The Heathcote Railway line was a railway line linking Bendigo and Heathcote Junction. It was opened in 1888, and, by 1890 it was fully operational.Wallan - Bendigo Victorian Railways Grades Book It was partially closed in 1958 and fully closed in 1968. In 1975 it was chosen to dismantle the railway line and today, only several trestle bridges remain. History The line was authorised in 1881, and construction began in 1888. The first section between Kilmore, Victoria, Kilmore and Bendigo opened in 1888, and the entire line was operational in 1890. This line, including 50 bridges, took 21 months to complete at a cost of 88,409 Pound sterling, pounds, and two derailments in the process.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wandong To Bendigo Railway Line, Victoria
Wandong is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is about north of the state capital, Melbourne, on the Hume Highway. It adjoins the town of Heathcote Junction, and at the , the two towns had a population of 1,340. The main centre nearest Wandong is Kilmore. History The traditional owners of Wandong are the Taungurong people, a part of the Kulin nation that inhabited a large portion of central Victoria including Port Phillip Bay and its surrounds. Wandong itself is an Aboriginal word meaning "Spirit". The first Europeans to reach Wandong were Hamilton Hume and Captain William Hilton Hovell who travelled through the centre of the future town of Wandong on the 13th December, 1824. The explorers proceeded 1260 metres South of Arkell’s Lane, Wandong and crossed the Dividing Range at the low peak there that they named Hume’s Pass. They then moved South along Eastern Ridge, Hidden Valley, and downhill to the Merri Creek, Wallan East near Kelby Lane. That made Wandong the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Construction Act 821
The Victorian Government's Act No. 821, the Railway Construction Act 1884, authorised the construction of 59 new railway lines in the colony, plus additional infrastructure. Organised by the Minister for Railways, Thomas Bent, and passed on 12 December 1884, it became notorious for the large number of railway lines it authorised, and was dubbed the "Octopus Act". It was accompanied by the Railway Loan Act, No. 760, which permitted the raising of a loan of £600,000 for construction of the various lines. The act, "to authorize the Construction of certain Lines of Railway by the State and for other purposes", listed 51 "country lines", 8 "suburban lines", 4 short connections and bridges, and 2 "railway or sidings", specifying 65 pieces of new infrastructure in total. It also provided for additional platforms, buildings, sidings, road approaches, drains, bridge widenings and modifications to existing infrastructure as necessary. It allowed for an average expenditure of £3,960 per mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
