Good Morning,
Today is Saturday the 17th of April, 2021.
The time is, 5.57 am.
This is an Update about what I have been doing since the 8th of April.
Went on a Big Railway Station Photographing Trip, with the purpose of getting Photos of the Stockinbingal Railway Station and the Girilambone Railway Station.
In the process I was able to get Photos at, High Street Maitland, Merriwa, down south at Grenfell, Harden, Cootamundra, Junee, Wagga Wagga, Stockinbingal, Temora, Ariah Park, Wallendbeen and last but not least Girilambone.
So I visited 12 Railway Stations all up, and on Monday the 12th, on the way home to the Mid North Coast, took some Photos at the Grain Silo at Dunedoo.
There were 2 main purposes for this Trip, to attend a meeting at the Stockinbingal Railway Station, to start up a Committee to Save and Preserve the Station Buildings on the Platform, do an Updated Photo shoot at Girilambone.
Photos taken on the 12th of April 2021. The Silo now has 2 Murals, and was part of the Dunedoo Railway Station Precinct.
The Merriwa Railway Station is in the News again.
The Station Platform is to be Repaired and Restored.
Planned to be completed by the end of June.
Photo above was taken in 2004.
A Visit to the Railway Station, also allows you to visit the silo's, now that they have been painted in Brilliant colours.
High Street, Maitland Railway Station. Photos taken on the 8th of April 2021.
Grenfell Railway Station, Photo taken on the 9th of April 2021.
Harden Railway Station, Photo taken on Friday the 9th of April, 2021.
Cootamundra Railway Station, Photo taken in the afternoon of the 9th of April 2021.
Junee Railway Station, Photo taken early Saturday morning the 10th of April, 2021.
Wagga Wagga Railway Station, Photo taken on the 10th of April 2021.
Top Photo is of the Model Railway that was on display at the Stockinbingal Railway Station on the morning of the 10th of April, 2021.
Temora Railway Station, Photo taken in the afternoon of the 10th of April 2021.
Ariah Park Railway Station, Photo taken in the afternoon, on the 10th of April 2021.
Wallendbeen Railway Station, Photo taken early Sunday morning, the 11th of April.
Girilambone Railway Station, Photos taken late in the afternoon on Sunday the 11th of April.
The Photos of the Railway Stations I took over these 5 days will be used for individual write ups about each Station. They will be done in a future Newsletter.
My trips that I do are mainly for the Benefit of others who are not so fortunate to be able to travel to these places. Mind you at 70 years of age, turning 71 in October, my time for road travel may be up soon. You just don't know what is around the corner.
TOURISM.
Australia needs to start promoting it's Railway Stations in a Big Way in the next 2 years in my opinion. This will help get out of the Covid situation.
NSW has many Stations that can be saved and restored, and, re-used for allsorts of Business opportunities. The NSW Government needs to seriously look at these possibilities, as it would expand Tourism and bring more jobs to the Rural Communities.
NSW Government Ministers, Andrew Constance and Paul Toole need to work with Rural communities to make something like this happen, and quickly. Rural Towns need serious Help.
Merriwa Railway Station, Photo taken on Thursday the 8th of April 2021.
Grenfell Railway Station, 9th of April, 2021.
A sad and sorry sight at the Harden Railway Station.
The last 3 photos were taken at about 10.30 am on Saturday the 10th of April, 2021.
That's enough for now.
I hope this update finds you all well and happy.
Regards,
Brian Leedham.
From the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales.
Saturday the 17th of April 2021, Time is 7.43 am.
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