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From: "Majella Laws" <>
Subject: Re: [AVG] Railways
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 21:40:44 +1000
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I don't know the history of the railways but I'll take a guess and say it
might be Rosedale.

Kind regards
Majella

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil & Marg Andrews" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [AVG] Railways


> My grandmother 'died on the train' d.o.a. in Sale in 1916
> after suffering a stroke at their farm in Willung.
> (Eliza Kemp nee Middleton) wife of Bob Kemp.
> A Mrs Farley took her on a cart to the station.
> I imagine no train station at Willung so can anyone hazard
> which station would they have got the train at?
>
> Marg A (nee Kemp)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shirley Westaway" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 12:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [AVG] Railways
>
>
> > Thanks again Dave.
> >
> > We moved to Foster in 1984 while the town was celebrating the
> > restoration of the train by Premier John Cain, after the line had
> > been closed for several years and people were taking advantage of
> > free trips for a month. The service ran to Yarram. The original
> > track included a turntable at Foster but this had been damaged by a
> > grass fire in the non-train interval and was not replaced.
> >
> > New rolling stock made the trip extremely comfortable and impressed
> > the travellers but Jeff Kennett closed the line again when he was
> > premier. Within a week the lines were being pulled up and the level
> > crossings were tarred over very promptly.
> >
> > Esso had built a spur to Barry Beach but without the train, all the
> > heavy construction equipment reverted to road transport.
> >
> > During the seventies and eighties, the people in Leongatha were
> > actively protesting and frequently appeared on Melbourne TV. I'm
> > guessing it might have been around 10 years before it returned again.
> >
> > Now of course, there is agitation to preserve the trestle bridge at
> > Meeniyan which is a hiccup for those who use the rail trail through
> > to Foster. I've been told there is a move also to relocate the Fish
> > Creek railway station building to the original site in the town as
> > apparently it was moved to a local farm.
> >
> > And yes, I agree with you, pigs might fly before we see the trains
> > running again.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Shirley Westaway
> > Foster
> >
> >
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