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Blue Mountains National Park is located on the southeastern side of Australia about 50 miles (80 km) west of Sydney. The national park is part of the larger Greater Blue Mountains Area which has been established as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park boundaries encompass an area of 1,034.6 square miles (2,679.5 sq km).
The highest elevation is only 3,986 feet (1,215 m) which makes the name of the park seem a little off. The park is comprised of a plateau that has been carved by large rivers cross the region. Mount Werong represents this highest summit with the four largest rivers including Coxs, Grose, Wollangambe, and Wollondilly.
The plateau that accounts for most of the park slopes down from the 3,600 feet (1,100 m) to 660 feet (200 m). The sloping plateau and rivers have created a variety of habitats such as grasslands, swamps, and wetlands with 114 endemic species of plants. Kangaroos are easily seen in the park.
Because of the proximity to Sydney, the Blue Mountains National Park is the most visited park in New South Wales.
The formation shown here, known as the Three Sisters, is one of the most prominent features in the park. (national-parks.org)
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We stopped at this beautiful scenic lookout on our way back to Sydney after spending time in the Capertee Valley. Lots of people enjoying the sun and the views. A great way to say goodbye to Sydney before heading to Tasmania.
Blue Mountains National PARK, New South Wales, Australia. October 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Eastern Australia.
4403 and 4490 climb the grade between Picton and Thirlmere with an empty car movement from Eveleigh as 6L61.
Prior to the bushfires forecasted in the Wollondilly region, the NSW Rail Museum moved some of their operational carriages to Sydney for safe storage. This movement was returning them to their home base at Thirlmere.
Monday 13th January 2020
Darkroom print on ilford rc new, dodge and burn, split toned in selenium and sepia.
4x5 hp5 in pyrohd.
4X5 Linhof Technika 150mm lens.
Sydney's water supply.
NSW
2017-11-21
Lake Burragorang is upstream of Warragamba Dam.
I may have posted a similar shot a few years ago but this is a favourite lookout spot and well worth a revisit!
Taken at the Wollondilly Big Day In Storm Relief Festival.
A big thank you to everyone for a fantastic day out. A special thanks to all the volunteers/ entertainers and car clubs who gave their time to make this show special.
All photos are public domain - my small gift to this great cause.
All that I ask is that if you share these images, please don't forget to give me credit - would very much appreciate it.
XP2002 leads the Melbourne to Sydney daylight XPT, ST24, alongside the Wollondilly River near Murrays Flat. XP2012 is out of sight on the rear of the train. Additionally, the set has been built up to six passenger cars for the school holidays.
Murrays Flat, NSW.
Saturday, 15 January 2022.
Taken at the Wollondilly Big Day In Storm Relief Festival.
A big thank you to everyone for a fantastic day out. A special thanks to all the volunteers/ entertainers and car clubs who gave their time to make this show special.
All photos are public domain - my small gift to this great cause.
All that I ask is that if you share these images, please don't forget to give me credit - would very much appreciate it.
Under steam power.
It was in 1988 that locomotive 3265 was towed into the Eveleigh Railway Workshops however it would remain there untouched for a decade before a thorough restoration would actually begin.
It was a labour of love for the skilled team of volunteers as well as several conservators from the Powerhouse Museum who injected their time and expertise into the project.
It was on the evening of 2/3 July 2009 when steam locomotive 3265 would undertake its first trial run which saw the engine run from Eveleigh to Penrith and return.
In total it would conduct a further three trial runs which involved a run to Springwood and two to Gosford.
Painted black in 1902 the locomotive was first introduced into service as a saturated locomotive with slide valves and was introduced as an express passenger train.
3265 is a two-cylinder non condensing coal fired, superheated passenger steam locomotive and is just one of four P Class locomotives the be preserved.
Carrying the nameplate Hunter the locomotive was painted maroon in 1933 prior to its release from workshops and takes its name from the Hunter River.
In 1934 it lost its nameplate in favour of locomotive 3608 when it took over as the Northern Commercial Limited express to Newcastle.
From 1933 -1936 locomotive 3265 was used for shunting work as well as being used as an express train to the country.
In 1936 the locomotive reverted back to its original black livery and would be overhauled many times during its long and illustrious career.
Following its withdrawal from service in 1968 the locomotive was moved to Everleigh Locomotive Depot.
It was not until 1975 that 3265 would be towed to Thirlmere where it remained until 1988 where during this time the locomotive was wirebrushed by volunteers who repainted it black.
In 1988 3265 was again returned to Eveleigh Railway Workshops where it waited for another 10 years before a full restoration would begin.
Relaunched on 20th September 2009 3265 was back in service and as such made three Mainline steam runs to Bankstown celebrating over 40 years absence from the rails.
3265 would face another overhaul and in 2019 3265 following three years of a full overhaul the locomotive today runs train journeys from Thirlmere to Buxton on behalf of the NSW Rail Museum located at Thirlmere.
Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia.
It has been described as the golden age of railway travel which occurred at a time when it seemed that no expense was spared on passenger comfort, depending of course as to what Class you travelled.
It was the golden age era of steam trains.
Carriages were built using timber and the seats were more spacious and it was also the era when black and white framed photographs adorned the compartments promoting tourism to locations in each state.
Like everything though trains had to move forward with the times and the elegance of train travel came at a cost and that cost was the production of carriages that lost the old world charm and were mass produced and built down to a price rather than built up to a standard.
We are fortunate that there a dedicated people who have a strong desire to preserve the heritage and history of our railways past and this carriage is a fine example that has been retained.
It is located at the NSW Rail Museum at Thirlmere.
Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia.
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Steel wheels.
The steel wheels of steam locomotive 3801 and the coupling rods or side rods which connect the driving wheels to the this iconic steam locomotive.
Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia.
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Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales, Australia
The Wombeyan Caves are limestone caves set in the Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia. It is located within the Southern Highlands. Access is by the Wombeyan Caves Road from either Mittagong in the east or from the Goulburn-Oberon Road in the west. The caves reserve is located towards the western end of the Wombeyan Caves Road. The part of the Wombeyan Caves Road east of the reserve is very rough and has many curves and narrow stretchs as it descends down to Wollondilly River and then up very rugged mountains. Some of the views are spectacular. Source: Wikipedia
C505, 4911 and CLP9 lead 3242, a Southern Shorthaul Railroad Griffith to Maldon loaded grain train.
This day out on the Main South was the 'farewell i30 tour' as we took the car out on one final drive and tank of fuel. After 179,000 km of combined ownership covering east coast Australia, we said farewell to the trusty Hoondai i30 “Harry”.
Bargo, NSW.
Sunday, 21 January 2024.
The Pejar Dam is an earth and rock-filled embankment dam located about halfway between Crookwell and Goulburn in the Southern Tablelands, NSW, Australia.
As Bushfire activity picked up throughout the Wollondilly area, the clear skies became blanketed in bushfire smoke which has only got worse for us over the following weeks.
8030, RL309, 1445 and VL359 run 2SM7 through Exeter bound for Melbourne.
As of today train is now stuck at Maldon cement works due to Bushfires affecting the Main South Line near Bargo.
2019-12-09 Qube 8030-RL309-1445-VL359 Exeter 2SM7
After being joined by the Mulwaree Ponds river system at Goulburn, the Wollondilly River meanders northeast through the Southern Tablelands of NSW, to a point when it becomes known as the Nepean River, and again further on, changes name again to be known as the Hawksbury River.
This river is held by the Warragamba Dam on Sydney's far western suburb outskirts, which ultimately provides Sydney basin's water supply.
The Pejar Dam is an earth and rock-filled embankment dam located about halfway between Crookwell and Goulburn in the Southern Tablelands, NSW, Australia.
When Goulburn was finally bypassed in 1992 many people felt that the town's economy, which for so long had been driven by the through traffic on the Hume Highway, would be adversely affected. So many petrol stations, motels, cafes and associated businesses relied on the traffic through the town. But Goulburn, one the earliest inland settlements in New South Wales and the dominant town in the Southern Tablelands, was much more than just a tourist stopover. It was a major service centre for the surrounding pastoral land with huge stockyards and meat processing; it had an engineering and industrial base; it was an important railway town; its location had ensured that it became a significant warehousing and distribution centre; it was a centre for a number of important government agencies; it had always had a strong educational base which had been enhanced by the establishment in 1984 of the NSW Police Academy; and, most of all, it was a thriving centre with a beautiful park, Belmore Park, in the city centre and a large number of elegant public buildings.
Goulburn is located where the Mulwaree and Wollondilly Rivers meet, 640 m above sea level and 196 km south-west of Sydney via the M5 Motorway and Hume Freeway.
The three R's
In a classroom of the late 19th century Queen Victoria's stern portrait would be looking down over the students as they learnt the three R's.
Reading, writing and 'rithmetic.
It was a no nonsense place of learning with a stern faced teacher who used a blackboard with chalk and the students all sitting upright and straight behind their wooden desks.
If they were lucky they would have had a pencil to write with and for those in higher grades they would have used a nib pen with the inkwell built into the desk.
This superbly recreated classroom forms a display at the Wollondilly Heritage Centre and Museum and it provides a great insight into the past and serves as a reminder of the time when students studied the three R's.
The Oaks, New South Wales, Australia.
Movements of the DOWN traversing the Wollondilly River Viaduct at Towrang. The pillars on the near side are from the original single track bridge that was replaced in 1939, both having terrific stone masonry in them.
(1/2) QBX005 Qube leads the way on the triple-header with CFCLA liveried CM3314 (Westcourt) and CM3313 (The Trump) lending a hand.
(2/2) Xplorer EA2502 leads and fairly sure it was with EA2525 tailing.
Towrang, New South Wales, Australia.
NR16 and NR100 lead 4PS6, a Perth to Sydney Pacific National intermodal train, alongside the Wollondilly River near Murrays Flat.
Murrays Flat, NSW.
Saturday, 15 January 2022.
The Pejar Dam is an earth and rock-filled embankment dam located about halfway between Crookwell and Goulburn in the Southern Tablelands, NSW, Australia.
Notes: shows a section of the tunnel railway, ventilation ducting, work lights, roof and wall girders, hydraulic hoses, rock drilling and some wet workers. The Ampol drum on the floor at right may be grease.
Warragamba Dam is a heritage-listed dam in the outer South Western Sydney suburb of Warragamba, Wollondilly Shire in New South Wales, Australia. It is a concrete gravity dam, which creates Lake Burragorang, the primary reservoir for water supply for the city of Sydney. Dam construction began in 1948 and was completed in 1960. The resulting dam of the Warragamba River formed Lake Burragorang, which is one of the largest reservoirs for urban water supply in the world.
Premier of NSW, Hon. Robert J. Heffron MP, officially opened Warragamba Dam on 14 October 1960, thousands of guests, workers and their families gathered for a day of celebration.
The Workers Memorial at the visitor centre honours the 15 labourers, carpenters, drillers, and other workers who died in workplace accidents while building the dam, constructing the emergency pipeline or clearing the valley. The memorial was unveiled during the 50th anniversary celebrations in 2010.
CONSTRUCTION HISTORY
Geological Investigations 1942
River diversion works 1946
Site works 1948
Excavation 1950
Concrete pour 1953
Completed and opened 1960
Wall raised five metres 1989
Auxiliary spillway started 1999
Auxiliary spillway completed 2002
(Warragamba, Sydney Catchment Authority SCA)
Format: silver gelatin print, 22.5cm x 18cm
Creator: Wilhelm Lauritzen
Date Range: 1960
Location: Warragamba
Licensing: attribution, creative commons
Repository: Blue Mountains Library library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Part of Local Studies Collection: PF 2445
Terms of use: please credit - Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies Collection
Provenance: Wilhelm Lauritzen
Links:
Warragamba Dam Workers Memorial - monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/disaster/industrial/displ....
Warragamba, New South Wales - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warragamba,_New_South_Wales
Warragamba Dam - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warragamba_Dam
Official Opening - www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/from-the-archives-1960-warrag...
Seen at 2017 Bargo Public School Show & Shine
The Citroën Traction Avant (French pronunciation: [tʁaksjɔ̃ aˈvɑ̃]) is an executive car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1934 to 1957. Approximately 760,000 units were produced.
This Traction Avant pioneered mass production of three revolutionary features still in use today: a unitary body with no separate frame, four-wheel independent suspension, and front-wheel drive.
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Losing My Religion
R.E.M
Oh life is bigger
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no I've said too much
I set it up
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot-light
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
Headed off out to St Mathews Church at The Oaks on Friday night, after work.
We arrived and after a few test shots, found that the Milky Way was still a little bit too high in the sky, so we sat in the car for about an hour or so, then back out we went, and shot this image.
Thats me in frame number four of eight, shining my torch towards the MW...
The glow / light off to the left of the image, we couldnt actually see with the naked eye, but the camera picked it up easily...
This final panoramic image is a total of eight images, shot at 20mm F2, ISO1600 then denoised and stitched together in Adobe Camera
Raw.
Hope you like "Losing My Religion"
Cheers, Mike
Taken at the Wollondilly Big Day In Storm Relief Festival.
A big thank you to everyone for a fantastic day out. A special thanks to all the volunteers/ entertainers and car clubs who gave their time to make this show special.
All photos are public domain - my small gift to this great cause.
All that I ask is that if you share these images, please don't forget to give me credit - would very much appreciate it.
Lake Burragorang is impounded by Warragamba Dam and is located in the lower Blue Mountains of New South Wales, within the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site. The 2,031 gigalitres lake collects water from the converged flows of the Coxs, Kowmung, Nattai, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly, and Warragamba rivers and their associated tributaries. The lake is the major water storage for greater metropolitan Sydney, and its dam wall is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of the Sydney central business district.
Warragamba Dam
Wollondilly Shire
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On the Hume Highway.
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Our beautiful Warragamba Dam, New South Wales, Australia. (Greater Sydney catchment).
I visited the dam just a few days ago. It is set in such a natural and beautiful bush land environment. It was around 1.3 hrs drive from the north of Sydney.
This image is a panorama of three of my photographic images I stitched together in Photoshop to make this Panoramic image. This one shows the rock wall on the side of the dam which show part of the Visitor Center above.
It was a hot day, and as we've had lots of rain recently, the colors or the bush land were magnificent. The greens were very green and even the water was a beautiful blue. Did lots of walking and just enjoyed the views.
The body of water for collection is called Lake Burragorang.
As at Wednesday 13th January 2021, the dam was at 97.2% capacity level.
www.waternsw.com.au/supply/visit/warragamba-dam
Look out at Warragamba Dam and see the past and future of Sydney's water supply. Marvel at this engineering masterpiece as it nestles quietly in native bushland. Delve into the history of the dam builders who laboured to create one of the world's largest domestic water supply dams. Look into the future at the interactive 'Water for Life' exhibition. Just a 30 minute drive from Penrith, or one hour from Sydney's CBD, bring the family and escape the everyday at Warragamba Dam.
View at the Visitor Centre
There are three viewing platforms at the Warragamba Dam Visitor Centre which offer excellent vistas of the upstream dam wall and Lake Burragorang.
Warragamba Dam Wall
Pedestrian access to parts of Warragamba Dam wall is available on weekends and public holidays ONLY between 10am and 4pm , except Christmas Day and Good Friday.
[Wikipedia] Wikipedia] Warragamba Dam is a heritage-listed dam in the outer South Western Sydney suburb of Warragamba, Wollondilly Shire in New South Wales, Australia. It is a concrete gravity dam, which creates Lake Burragorang, the primary reservoir for water supply for the city of Sydney.
Look out at Warragamba Dam and see the past and future of Sydney's water supply. Marvel at this engineering masterpiece as it nestles quietly in native bushland. Delve into the history of the dam builders who laboured to create one of the world's largest domestic water supply dams. Look into the future at the interactive 'Water for Life' exhibition. Just a 30 minute drive from Penrith, or one hour from Sydney's CBD, bring the family and escape the everyday at Warragamba Dam.
The Bungendore to Captains Flat railway connection to support mining operations was considered as early as 1897, but for different reasons (WW1, The Great Depression) it was never implemented. Ironically, the line was finally started in 1938 and finished in 1940.
The strengthening girders used to cross the Molonglo River (pictured) came from the original viaducts over Wollondilly which had been superseded by duplication work in 1912.
This photo is made up from six photographs taken from 3200 iso through to 100 iso and composited in Adobe Lightroom. There was also another two images used for light painting of the bridge (me running around like a madman trying to beat the camera timer).
Movements on the UP traversing the Wollondilly River Viaduct at Towrang. The pillars on the near side are from the original single track bridge that was replaced in 1939, both having terrific stone masonry in them.
(1/2) Pacific National dual 8174 & 8157.
(2/2) Pacific National QUAD heading to Sydney; NR40 (City of Broken Hill) leads with able help from NR37 (Impadna), 8033 and an old favourite, AN2.
Towrang, New South Wales, Australia.
The Pejar Dam is an earth and rock-filled embankment dam located about halfway between Crookwell and Goulburn in the Southern Tablelands, NSW, Australia.
4819 arrives at Thirlmere to collect XBR2153 which suffered a seized axle bearing on ST24 three days prior. The XBR was hauled by 4490 the previous night from Moss Vale to Thirlmere on a pony bogie.
Thirlmere, NSW.
Friday 26 February 2021