tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post8005793684282094020..comments2024-02-17T19:03:04.824+11:00Comments on New England, Australia: West Maitland Railway Station flooded 1930Jim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-83072909476147629742011-06-14T21:24:50.186+10:002011-06-14T21:24:50.186+10:00Thanks, PK! My impression was that many of the lin...Thanks, PK! My impression was that many of the lines had gone. Am I wrong?Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-13630479648459164292011-06-12T20:45:59.994+10:002011-06-12T20:45:59.994+10:00The passenger service to Cessnock stopped in about...The passenger service to Cessnock stopped in about 1966, the coal trains ran till very recently and may restart with the continued high price of coal as the South Maitland Coal fields still have a lot of coal in themPeter Kirsophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405083400928502188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-18820288916427832842010-04-11T09:29:24.988+10:002010-04-11T09:29:24.988+10:00Hi Peter. You continue to be worth your weight in ...Hi Peter. You continue to be worth your weight in gum nuts!<br /><br />I will run a story on both Steamfest and the Flickr link. I will also add the Flickr link to my list of on-line resources on New England's history.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-30339423072849984872010-04-10T23:25:23.162+10:002010-04-10T23:25:23.162+10:00I might add another note here, there's some wo...I might add another note here, there's some wonderful old photos on the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/" rel="nofollow">NSW State Records Flickr pages</a> (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=New%20England&w=27331537%40N06" rel="nofollow">this link is a search for "New England"</a>).<br /><br />PPeter Firmingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349189271386434918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-91555844414673846002010-04-10T19:06:17.626+10:002010-04-10T19:06:17.626+10:00I didn't even notice the sign. Now it seems fa...I didn't even notice the sign. Now it seems far too obvious. I've clearly spent too much time at <a href="http://www.steamfest.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Steamfest</a> in the past 5 years (which is co-incidentally on next weekend).Peter Firmingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349189271386434918noreply@blogger.com