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Newsletter Update 31st October 2018.

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Good afternoon, This is an update about the Newsletters I have already released and the ones I am planning for the future. I have selected the 13 Stations for issue number 7, which will be released on July the 21st 2019. The Newsletters are every 2 months, there is 13 stations featured and they are released on the 21st of the month. The first 4 Newsletters are listed here, https://ahrsinews.blogspot.com/2018/10/newsletter-update-october-2nd.html The 5th Newsletter will have the following Railway Stations featured. Roma, Qld. Yass Town, NSW. Yass Junction, NSW. Wulkaraka, Qld. Landsborough, Qld. Gympie North,Qld. Winton, Qld. Anakie, Qld. Capella, Qld. Clermont, Qld. Ilfracombe, Qld. Chorregon, Qld. Blackall, Qld. The 6th Newsletter will have the following Stations featured. Bombala, NSW. Cooma, NSW. Gunnedah, NSW. Walcha Road, NSW. Trangie, NSW. Narromine, NSW. Dubbo, NSW. Gular, NSW. Coonamble, NSW. Pinnaroo, SA. Katherine, NT, the new one. Ouye...

101 Years old today.

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Good morning, Today is Monday the 29th of October , 2018. It is the day that the Merriwa Railway Station started Railway Operations. http://www.merriwarailwaysocietyinc.org/ The above link will give you more info about the Station Project.

4th Edition of the Newsletter.

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Good morning, Today is Saturday the 27th of October, 2018. I am doing some early planning for the 4th edition of my newsletter which will be released on the 21st of January 2019. The railway stations I will be covering in that edition will be the following. Narrabri Tintinara Keith Bordertown Emerald Longreach Charters Towers Ravenwood Kilmore Echuca Chiltern Townsville and Bundaberg. Here's a preview of some photos of some of those Stations. Please take a seat and wait for the Train. This Station is now used as a Craft shop. The goods crane at the Keith Railway Station Yard. You are still able to catch the Overland at this Station. But I am not sure for how much longer. A beautiful old Railway Station in Central west Queensland. The Station that is the destination of the Spirit of the Outback, Longreach QLD. Stations for edition 5 due on March 21st and edition 6 due on the 21st of May have been selected and I will put up a list at a lat...

Newsletter Update October 23rd 2018.

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Good Afternoon, Today is Tuesday the 23rd of October 2018. Just like to say Thankyou to all the people who have visited my Newsletter/Blog Page. The 3rd edition will be complete on the 20th of November and released to the public on the 21st of November. The Stations I will be covering in the 4th edition are as follows, Narrabri Tintinara, South Australia. Keith, South Australia. Bordertown, South Australia. Emerald, QLD. Longreach, QLD. Charters Towers, QLD. Ravenswood, QLD. Kilmore, Vic. Echuca, Vic. Chiltern, Vic. Townsville, QLD. Bundaberg, QLD. This Edition will be released on the 21st of January 2019. The above Photo was taken on the road side of the Bordertown Railway Station.

Riverton Railway Station, South Australia.

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Good afternoon, Today is Saturday the 20th of October , 2018. Here are some photos of the Station. These Photos were taken in April 2006. Here's some more Photo's at the Station Complex. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverton,_South_Australia More Information will be added soon. Today is Monday the 19th of November 2018. The Railway Station is now a Private Residence. When these photos were taken it was still being used for Accommodation purposes. That was in April 2006. Before it was used as Accommodation it was used as a Gallery and Cafe and the Train carriages were used for accommodation.  Photos on this Page are the Copyright of Brian Leedham. https://riverton.sa.au/   I hope the information on this Page has been helpful. Have a good day.  

Murray Bridge Railway Station, South Australia.

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Here are some photos of the Murray Bridge Railway Station. These photos were taken in January 2012. Here's a couple of links that may be of interest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Bridge_railway_station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Bridge,_South_Australia Here's some more Photos, taken in January 2012. A couple of links about the town, one being the Council Website and one being for Tourism. www.murraybridge.sa.gov.au/page.aspx Tourism, www.murraybridge.sa.gov.au/Tourism   More links of interest below, www.murrayriver.com.au/murray-bridge/murray-bridge-railway-riverboat-heritage/   www.murrayriver.com.au/murray-bridge-visitor-information-centre-1227/   Today is Friday the 2nd of November 2018. More Photos and text to follow soon.  Good Morning, Today is Monday the 19th of November, 2018. It is my understanding that part of this Railway Station is now used as a Youth Centre. The First train arrived ...

Warra, Queensland.

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Good Afternoon, This Post is for the Warra Railway Station in Queensland. Today is Saturday the 20th of October, 2018. More Information is available here, https://www.queensland.com/en-au/destination-information/warra http://leichhardtland.net.au/the-land/maps-startseite/map-i-warra The Railway Station is located in the Richard Best Memorial Park. The Photos above were taken on the 21st of July 2015. Today is November the 14th, this Newsletter in full will be released in one week on the 21st of November 2018. Good morning, here's some more photos to look at. Here is some more Photos. Today is Saturday the 17th of November 2018. The reason this Railway Station is now used as a Rest area, is because the station was moved off the Railway line and put into a Park.

Murrurundi Railway Station.

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Good morning, Today is October the 19th, 2018. This post will cover the Murrurundi Railway Station, located between Scone and Willow Tree in New South Wales, Australia.  The Photos above are the copyright of Brian Leedham. They were taken on the 16th of October 2014, while we were traveling from Ipswich to Bateau Bay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrurundi_railway_station   Lots of History on the above page. Murrurundi Caravan Park can be contacted at this Phone number, 02 6546 6288. Their Website is here, www.murrurundicaravanpark.com.au   Council Website is here. upperhunter.nsw.gov.au   Below is an oldie, but a goodie. The Precinct has changed, it used to be 5 lines within the Yard. Now it has only 3 lines in the Yard. Some more History about the Murrurundi Railway Station. Here's some photos from 2002/2003.