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Roads throughout the Otways were rough and ready, becoming utterly impassable in the wet winter months, with freight charges ruinous. Various railways into the Otways were proposed, and eventually four separate lines were built, followed by a sprawling network of timber tramways – the crucial ingredient of the timber industry which expanded to become one of the state’s largest. These railways and tramways were the lifeblood of remote bush communities, bringing in all manner of supplies, hauling timber out, and giving the sparse population of bush dwellers access to the outside world.
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Railways of the Otway Ranges
Seller: Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, Australia
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Paperback. Nick Anchen, Sierra Publishing. Situated in the Victoria's south west, the Otway Ranges rise from the plains to meet the rugged, shipwreck-strewn Bass Strait coastline along the dramatic Great Ocean Road. With abundant rainfall and luscious rainforest containing some of Australia's most spectacular waterfalls, the wild and beautiful Otways contain visual delights like few other regions of Victoria. The magnificent stands of tall timber attracted sawmillers to the district, and before long the Victorian Railways began constructing lines to different parts of the Otways. Some of these were extraordinary in their engineering ingenuity, fascinating in character, and wonderful in scenic beauty. As a result, the timber industry flourished, and the railways were well utilised. 'Railways of the Otway Ranges' explores the Wensleydale, Forrest, Beech Forest and Timboon branch lines, including personal recollections from the era, and a fascinating array of photographs. Paperback. Seller Inventory # 9780980764000-SECONDHAND
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Railways of the Otway Ranges is a pictorial and narrative history of the railways and timber tramways that once served Victoria's Otway Ranges, containing archival photographs with detailed captions and stories. landscape format with Soft Covers. Clean and unmarked pages, in near fine condition throughout. Seller Inventory # 41704
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RAILWAYS OF THE OTWAY RANGES
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Sierra Publishing, Ferntree Gully, 2011
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. With photographic illustrations in colour, a fine copy. Railways of the Otway Ranges examines the railways and timber tramways of these wild and beautiful mountains. These include the Wensleydale, Forrest, and Timboon branch lines, along with the famous and much-loved Beech Forest narrow gauge railway, which was extraordinary in its engineering ingenuity, fascinating in character, and wonderful in scenic beauty. ; 175 x 245mm; 96 pages. Seller Inventory # 26099
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. With photographic illustrations in colour, Previous owners name on title page otherwise a fine copy. Railways of the Otway Ranges examines the railways and timber tramways of these wild and beautiful mountains. These include the Wensleydale, Forrest, and Timboon branch lines, along with the famous and much-loved Beech Forest narrow gauge railway, which was extraordinary in its engineering ingenuity, fascinating in character, and wonderful in scenic beauty. ; 175 x 245mm; 96 pages. Seller Inventory # 25795
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Railways of the Otway Ranges
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Soft Cover. Condition: F. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed); pp. 96, with illustrations. A fine copy. Seller Inventory # 032969
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