Victorian timber tramways - select bibliography

Items on Victorian timber tramways published in Light Railways Nos 99 to 197

Description of article	Article name	Author	Publication No. and Page No.	Available?
Account of an accident on the Sanderson tramway in 1907	Accident at Forrest	Brown, Fraser	LR197, 3	Yes
Account of a visit to Erica in May 2006	A visit to Erica in May 2006	Evans, Peter Harvey, Colin Mccarthy, Mike	LR192, 12	Yes
Account of a visit to Erica in 1945	Erica in 1945	Schrader, Michael	LR186, 3	Yes
Illustrated article on timber tramway development in Victoria	Pioneer Tramway Technology in Victoria	Houghton, Norm	LR170, 9	Yes
Account of a 1948 ride on the Federal Tram From East Warburton	A ride on the Federal Tram - 1948	Harvey, Jim	LR169, 14	Yes
Illustrated article about timber tramway at Kennett River	Kennett River Tramway	Houghton, Norm	LR161, 10	Yes
Illustrated article detailing a trip on the New Federal mill tramway in September 1948	A Journey into History, on the New Federal Mill Tram	Ralph, Peter J. O.	LR147, 6	Yes
Report of a November 1998 tour to the Wombat Forest area near Daylesford	Tour Report: Wombat Forest Wanderings	Sedawie, Tony	LR147, 26	Yes
Follow up letter on above	Finding the Tunnels	Houghton, Norm	LR144, 28	Yes
Report of an LRRSA weekend tour to various sites around Mansfield in April 1998	A Drought-breaking Pilgrimage to Mansfield	Rickard, Phil	LR143, 25	Yes
Report with photos of visit to Henry’s tramway tunnels in the East Otways	Finding the Tunnels	Houghton, Norm	LR143, 25	Yes
Short report on a visit to the sites of Sanderson’s Noonday and Barwon Mills in 1997	Field Report: Sanderson’s Mills, Forest	Houghton, Norm	LR140, 27	Yes
Illustrated article on Elphinstone timber tramway, 69 years on, with map and photo of remains	Field Report: Elphinstone Timber Tramway	Sedawie, Tony and Pietzsch, Rita	LR139, 29	Yes
Article written in 1941 on a visit to tramways in the Warburton and Powelltown areas	From Warburton to Powelltown, Victoria – A Tramp along Timber Tramways	Johnson, W.R.B. and Buckland, John	LR137, 18	Yes
Letter regarding various Otways tramways	Otways Tramways	Steinhauser, Denys	LR135, 21	Yes
Barwon Downs tramway mysteries - Anderson, Mackie & Co., and Hayden Bros.	Not on Record - Some Tramway Puzzles at Barwon Downs, Victoria	Houghton, Norm	LR 130, 18	Yes
Description of a walk along tramways in the Rubicon area in 1947.	From Alexandra to the Rubicon.	Kersten, A	LR 128, 18	Yes
Letter re the use of 3 ft 4-1/2 in gauge.	Rail gauge 3 ft 4-1/2 inches	Houghton, Norm	LR 128, 23	Yes
Steam locomotives of Henry's 3 ft 6 in gauge tramway, with reference to where, when, how and why they operated.	Henry's Locos, Forrest, Victoria	Houghton, Norm	LR 127, 6	Yes
Internal combustion loco used on Dumbrell's tramway, at Reedy Creek, south of Beetoomba on the Wodonga -Cudgewa railway.	The Munro Loco on Dumbrell's Tramway	Steinhauser, Denis	LR 127, 12	Yes
Follow up on item in LR 125 on Baldwin loco used at Wandong,	Sandersons Locos LR 125	Harvey, Colin	LR 127, 23	Yes
Recollections of working on tramways in the Barramunga, Mount Sabine and Tanybryn area south of Forrest in the 1930s. Includes tramways belonging to Sharp, and Henry.	East Otway Memories	Wilson, Reg	LR 126, 12	Yes
Discussion on the locomotives of the 2 ft gauge Port Albert Tramway of the Goodwood Timber and Tramway Co.	Goodwood Locomotives (LR 124)	Browning, John	LR 126, 19	Yes
Details and photos of the interesting range of steam locomotives used on Sanderson's 3 ft 6 in gauge tramway at Forrest, including regauged ex-Victorian Railways Rowan car steam rail motors.	Sanderson's Locos, Forrest.	Houghton, Norm	LR 125,8	Yes
Note re Thomson Valley tramway remains.	Thomson Valley Tramway LRN No.17, p.8	Ovendon, J A	LR 125, 31	Yes
A detailed history based on archival research, site surveys, and interviews. Includes 20 historic photographs, five maps and diagrams, and list of 142 references. This operation included a 23 mile 2 ft gauge steam operated tramway.	GOODWOOD - A history of the Goodwood Timber and Tramway Company, Port Albert	McCarthy, Mike	LR 124,3	As pdf
Discussion on Powelltown tramway train timetable, and conjecture on withdrawal date of second passenger car.	The Powelltown Tramway - Two Train Operation and Withdrawal of the Second Passenger Carriage	Barry, P. J.	LR 122,19	Yes
Reminiscences of working at Neulyne timber mill, Tanjil Bren in the 1940s. It had a number of 3 ft 6 in gauge inclines.	The Neuline Mill at Tanjil Bren	Mackie, Horrie	LR 120,3	Yes
Note regarding photograph of Munro's Timber Mill on Eastern Tyers Rivers	Identification	McCarthy, M J	LR 120,36	Yes
Poem lamenting the passing of the timber tramway -originally published in the The Melbourne Walker, 1948."	The Bush Tram Line	Gray, L J	LR 120,40	Yes
Kirchubel's West Tanjil Sawmill and Tramway - a detailed historical survey.	Recording Australia's Forest Heritage: Kirchubel's West Tanjil Sawmill and Tramway	Evans, Peter	LR 116, 3	Yes
Details of repairs carried out to Otways timber tramway locomotives and machinery by J C Brown & Company of Geelong before World War I.	J C Brown & Co., Engineers	Houghton, Norm	LR 116,30	Yes
Description of a proposed Forests Commission tramway from Wensleydale to the Aireys Inlet area.	Towards Aireys Inlet	Harvey, Colin	LR 115,16	Yes
Description of the Cheney spark nullifier used for a time on the locomotive Powellite. Includes photographs, and technical drawings.	Cheney Spark Nullifier at Powelltown	Simpson, Paul	LR 114,16	Yes
Diagram of unusual cross section of piece of rail found in Mount Disappointment State Forest.	Identification Requested	Harvey, Colin	LR 114,23	Yes
Notes about use of Bendigo steam tram motors on Gunn's Tramway, Crossover.	Bendigo Steam Tram Motors, LR 110	McCarthy, Mike	LR 112,29	Yes
Tramways of the Wombat Forest - an update of the book 'Timber and Gold'.	Timber and Gold Revisited	Houghton, Norm	LR 104,14	Yes
A history of the timber tramways in the Gould and Moondarra area, which fed the Walhalla narrow-gauge railway. Includes many interesting photographs and maps.	Gould - Moondarra Mills and Tramways	McCarthy, M.J.	LR 102.5	Yes
Nattrass rail-tractor at Mount Macedon in 1927.	Nattrass Rail Tractors: LR 70, 75 and 80	Douglas, Bruce	LR 106,30	Yes
Wheeler's Mount Wilson tramway near Bullarto. A rare photograph of this early wide gauge wooden rail tramway.	Wheeler's Tramway, Mt.Wilson.	Houghton, Norman	LR 102,29	Yes
G. H. Bell's horse operated tramway at Hollands Creek, Tatong, northe-east Victoria. The tramway operated between 1930 and 1935.	The G.H. Bell & Sons Tramline, Hollands Creek, Tatong		LR 101,14	Yes
Letter about locomotive Lila.	Locomotive Lila (LR124 and 126)	Browning, John	LR 133, 20	Yes
A description of walks along parts of the Powelltown tramway in 1948-51, with photographs.	Walking the Powelltown Tramway	Alger, Ralph	LR 132, 20	Yes

Significant articles on Victorian timber tramways published in Light Railways prior to issue No.99.

Description of article	Article name	Author	Publication No. and Page No	Available?
Description of the Harman geared loco which was built for the 2 ft 6 in gauge Tyers Valley Tramway. Includes scale drawings.	The Harman Geared Locomotive	Stuckey, E.G.	LR 42, 12	As pdf
Description of the Climax locomotive which worked on the 2 ft 6 in gauge Tyers Valley Tramway. Includes scale drawings.	Climax Locomotive 1694	Stuckey, E.G.	LR 49, 11	No
Description of firewood tramways in the Woods Point area.	Tramways of Woods Point District, 1863-68	Houghton, Norm	LR 53, 4	As pdf
Description of tramways in the Tanybryn area, between Barramunga and Apollo Bay .	Tanbryn Tramways	Houghton, Norm	LR 55, 7	Yes
Description of Baldwin built 0-4-0ST 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives, several of which operated on Victorian timber tramways. Includes scale drawing.	The Saga of Sandfly and the Lost Tribe	Buckland, J.L.	LR 65,3	Yes
Description of timber tramways running from Whittlesea to Kinglake and Flowerdale	Wooden Rails to Kinglake and Flowerdale	Alger, R.	LR 67, 3	Yes
Description of an articulated rail tractor used on some Victorian timber tramways. Includes general arrangement drawing.	Nattrass Rail Tractors in Victoria	Stuckey, E.G.	LR 70, 10	Yes
Description of timber tramways in the area east of Mansfield . Includes scale drawing of articulated rail tractor.	The Tramways of the Delatite River Valley	McCarthy, M. J.	LR 71, 10	Yes
Description of timber tramways feeding Collins Siding, Erica, and Knotts Siding on the Walhalla Railway.	Trestle Bridges and Tramways, The Timber Industry of Erica District 1910-1950.	McCarthy, M. J.	LR 79, 1	As pdf
Description of Slocomb & Walker's tramway, which fed the Powelltown tramway at Nayook West. Includes description and sketches of peculiar track construction.	The Impermanent Way: Slocomb and Walker Tramway, Nayook West.	Alger, R.	LR 83, 8	Yes
Description of a 15 mile long 3 ft gauge timber tramway running from Big Pat's Creek to Starvation Creek. The tramway included a section with 30 ft radius curves, 1 in 9 grade, and half a zig-zag. Horses, tractors, and strange steam locomotives were used.	W. Richards and Sons Tramway, Warburton , Victoria	Bevan, Chas.	LR 85, 3	Yes
Descrption of a 4 ft 6 in gauge timber tramway from Tatong to Toombullup	The Tatong to Toombullup Tramline	Kirk, Greg; & Shiel, Graham	LR 91,7	As pdf
Description of a timber mill and 3 ft gauge 8 km long tramway near Tatong.	The Spring Creek Sawmill	McCarthy, M. J.	LR 93, 10	Yes

Books on Victorian timber tramways

McCarthy, Mike; Mountains of Ash - A History of the Sawmills and Tramways of Warburton and District. Hard cover. LRRSA 2001. 312 pages.

Describes a system of over 320 km of tramways, and 66 major sawmills, which were linked to the railway at Warburton, Millgrove, and Wesburn.

Evans, Peter; Rails to Rubicon - A History of the Rubicon Forest. LRRSA 1994. 200 pages. (Out of print.)

Describes the 2 ft and 3 ft 4½ in gauge timber tramways in Alexandra - Rubicon area, and the 2 ft gauge tramways associated with the Rubicon hydro-electric scheme.

Houghton, Norm; Timber and Gold - A History of the Sawmills and Tramways of the Wombat Forest, 1850-1940. LRRSA 1980. 84 pages. (Out of print.)

Describes timber tramways in the Bullarook - Daylesford - Trentham area.

Houghton, Norm; Sawdust and Steam - A history of the railways and tramways of the eastern Otway ranges. LRRSA 1975, reprinted 1985. 102 pages (Out of print.)

Describes the Forrest Railway, and timber tramways of Barwon, Forest, Apollo Bay, Kennett River, Wye River, and Lorne.

Houghton, Norm; Timber Mountain - A Sawmilling History of the Murrindindi Forest 1885- 1950. LRRSA 1986. 106 pages. (Out of print).

Describes timber tramways of the Healesville, Narbethong, Toolangi, and Cheviot (Yea) area.

Houghton, Norm; The Beechy - The life and times of the Colac - Beech Forest - Crowes narrow gauge railway 1902 - 1962. LRRSA 1992. 170 pages. (Out of print).

Describes the Beech Forest narrow gauge railway, and the numerous timber tramways which fed it.

McCarthy, Mike; Bellbrakes, Bullocks and Bushmen - A Sawmilling and Tramway History of Gembrook 1885 - 1985. Soft cover edition LRRSA 1998. 104 pages. (Hard cover edition LRRSA 1987 - out of print.)

Describes the timber tramways and sawmills which existed in the area to the east of Gembrook.

McCarthy, Mike; Settlers and Sawmillers - A History of the West Gippsland Tramways and the Industries they served 1875 - 1934. 168 pages. Soft cover edition LRRSA 1999. (Hard cover edition LRRSA 1993 - out of print).

Describes the timber, and other, tramways along the main Gippsland railway, from Beaconsfield to Trafalgar.

Stamford, F.E.; Stuckey, E.G.; Maynard, G.L.; Powelltown - A History of its Timber Mills and Tramways. 151 pages. LRRSA 1984, reprinted 1985, 1996. (Out of print).

Describes the timber tramways and sawmilling operations of the Victorian Hardwood Company and its predecessors.

Stamford, F.E.; Arsenic and Molasses - A Pictorial History of the Powelltown Tramway and Timber Milling Operations. 88 pages. LRRSA 1998.

A companion volume to Powelltown - A History of its Timber Mills and Tramways, providing an additional selection of photographs.

Winzenreid, A.P.; Britannia Creek - Wood Distilling in the Warburton District, 131 pages, APW Productions 1986. (Out of print)

Describes the timber tramway and industrial operations in the Britannia Creek area, east of Yarra Junction.

Tall Timber and Tramlines - An introduction to Victoria's timber tramway era. 60 pages. LRRSA 1974. (Out of print).

A collection of photographs with explanatory text, introducing most of the main areas where timber tramways operated. Includes extensive photographic feature on Wandong timber tramways of the 1890s.