grenfell

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Eye Candy Art Post (share 1 comment 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group! Beautiful!

Something not quite right here. The trusses and decking don't seem to exist on any other pictures of the wonderful Gundagai railway (and road) bridges (well worth a visit if you are nearby). I think this picture is of another bridge altogether, as are the two companion photos in State Records, investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/photo.asp... and investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/photo.asp... Ref. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundagai,_New_South_Wales#Bridges_o... So if is not Gundagai, I wonder where it is?

Hmmn ... yes. I do believe your uncertainty is valid beachcomberaustralia.

Gotta love the handwritten clearance sign. Here's another one - get ready to duck!

Ha, how did we manage before Google street view? Have you got the Google Earth plugin for Google Maps? - triple the fun!

Apparently a new railway bridge opened in 1902, replacing an older one. There is also a view of the bridge by the Charles Kerry studio dated as 1875 - 1897 at the National Library of Australia which gives a wonderfully long view of the bridge. It is not a match with the one shown in the photograph above. see here: nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4312996 Here's another old view of the two bridges: nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an8526479-826

Hi! This is Main Street in Grenfell, which is - well - the main street! All the buildings in the image are still there and still recognisable, with one exception. That is the second building from the right, which is no longer there. From the left, the Bank of Australia: not sure what it is now but definitely still very similar in structure. Then the building that now houses the ANZ Bank: this beautiful, old building seems absolutely unchanged, although paint job may be different. The obelisk is no longer there, though. I suspect that it may be the memorial to Henry Lawson, which is now in an area away from the centre of town. The building with the funny, little raised section on top is now the NAB, while the one on the far right with the clock tower is, I believe, occupied by the local newspaper. As to date, possibly late 40s to early 50s, judging by the vehicle on the right.

In 2014

By now 1407 was 75 years old, entered service 1865, heavily rebuilt and modified in the 1890s still working in Grenfell (Central Western NSW) in 1940!

John Cowper Thanks for the info, I have to confess didn't notice the faded "Grenfell" across the top until you pointed it out! AB

The old steam locos had remarkable longevity, infrastructure was built to last back then!