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Image: StateLibQld 2 390641 Stannary Hill tramway, 1902

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Description: Stannary Hill tramway, 1902 In 1902 a 2 feet gauge tramline was built from Stannary Hills to the Cairns-Chillagoe railway to service the local tin mines. It followed the Eureka Creek valley and joined the railway at Boonmoo. The photograph shows the front of a locomotive coming round a steep bend. The track is laid on a cutting through steep hillside.
Title: StateLibQld 2 390641 Stannary Hill tramway, 1902
Credit: Item is held by John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Author: Brown, Lyne
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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