Rail trails follow the original course by former rail lines that have ceased operation. They are used as walking and cycling tracks and have been maintained by volunteer groups formed for their preservation.Five A4 page printed document transcript of an interview on Phoenix FM with interviewer John Hall and guest Garry Long (Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail Inc.). The interview covered the history of several railway lines in Victoria and their subsequent conversion to trails for walking or cycling.Handwritten page numbers lower right hand corner of each page.railways, victoria, bendigo, rail trails

Concept plan for establishment of rail trail on disused railway reserve Bairnsdale to Orbost.recreation

Display folder containing newspaper clippings leaflets and other information on the planning and completion of the East Gippsland rail trail. Lakes Entrance Victoriatransport, recreation

Also recreation plan September 2001 VTMH526.1Draft Recreation Plan Dec.2000,providing a recreational link track from the Bairnsdale to Orbost Rail Trail through the Colquhoun Forest and North Arm to Lakes Entrance.recreation facilities, planning committee

This file contains three items: 1/A review of the ROSSTOWN RAIL TRAIL from LIVING IN GLEN EIRA, vol. 11, 2004, Issue 4, no. 25, date and author unknown. The review explains the purpose of the Rail Trail with a brief narrative of the history behind Rosstown Sugar Mill Railway line. Concluding with information on the location of the Trail and the expected time required to walk the entire track included in the review is a map of the Rail Trail, which marks significant sites along the trail with historic pictures. 2/A newspaper article from THE AGE, dated Tuesday 21/10/1980 and written by Iola Matthews, reporting on the circumstances that led to the publication of the book RETURN TO ROSSTOWN written by Des Jowett and Ian Weickhardt. The article begins with a brief biography of the authors before moving into details of the book’s content, providing a further biography of W. Murray Ross which includes information on his financial ventures – particularly the Rosstown Rail – his marriage and children. The article includes a black and white photograph of Weickhardt and Jowett walking along the route of the railway line, an illustration of the Rosstown sugar works and a map of the area surrounding the site of the mill. 3/Three photocopies of a black and white illustration of the Rosstown sugar works from the east, undated and artist unknown.rosstown rail trail, rosstown, ross william, ross w. murray, ross murray, sugar beet mills, mills, elsternwick, land transport, railways, railway lines, railway routes, carnegie neville street, carnegie miller street, factories, market gardens, horticulture, peat, soils, land forms, topography, geology, civic issues, cone sugar industry, elsternwick plaza, elsternwick, glenhuntly road, parks and reserves, ee gunn reserve, caulfield racecourse, sportsgrounds, caulfield, carnegie, riddell parade, clarence street, aileen avenue, princes park, dover street, marara road, oakleigh road, rosanna street, murrumbeena crescent, north road, kooyong road, hawthorn road, booran road, koornang road, poath road, warragul road, railway platforms, railway buildings, bambra road, swamps, landforms, landfill, council landfill, railway bridges, bridges, railway underpasses, sporting clubs, tennis clubs, bowls clubs, rosstown railway, rosanna street reserve, maps, railway maps, living in glen eira, weickhardt ian, jowett des, caulfield south, curraweena road, oakleigh, caulfield technical school, return to rosstown, beet sugar industry, crops, land booms, land development and subdivisions, bent thomas, fink benjamin, sugar works, rosstown hotel, oamdenong road, rosstown dry cleaners, shops, rosstown road, rosstown plate, people by circumstance, migrants, accountants, occupations, professionals, the grange, real estate, grange road, financial agents, judges, rosstown estate, financial trouble, rabbit preserving, breweries, political debates, political issues, political electorates, politics, political science, debt, financial loans, court procedures, court cases, legal events and activities, malleson and riggall, widowers, seabeach railway, economics, economic deadline, depression 1890s, economic crash, mortgages, divorce, social problems, poverty, ross claude, ross roderick, world war 1914-1918, wars, military history, servicemen, australian flying corps, engineers, caulfield council, swagmen, homelessness, glenhuntly road, glenhuntly road tram, woornack road, leila road, wild cherry road, melten avenue, illustrations, steam trains, trains, horse and cart, horse-drawn transport, railway stations

This file contains four items: 1/A black and white photocopy of a letter dated either 07/08/1889 or 09/08/1889, from Robert Lundon to an unidentified recipient discussing an agreement reached between the author – on behalf of the recipient – and Soon Hang Hi in regard, in regards to the allotment known as Webber’s. The agreement is outlined in the letter in what appears to be Chinese characters, and includes the marks of Robert Lundon and Soon Hang Hi. File note from Joy Wu states that the calligraphy is not Mandarin or traditional Chinese. 2/Three sheets of hand-written working notes with information taken from the Victorian Government Gazette on THE ROSSTOWN AND MURRUMBEENA LAND COMPANY LIMITED, THE ROSSTOWN JUNCTION RAILWAY AND PROSPERITY COMPANY LIOMITED, and THE ROSSTOWN JUNCTION, ELSTERNWICK, AND OAKLEIGH RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED, covering dates between 1887 and 1894. The notes concern meetings and creditors claims relevant to the companies, with reference numbers for the information source. Date and author of the notes are not recorded. 3/A black and white photocopy of the a partial map of the Rosstown Railway and surrounding area, undated. The map includes the names of landholders in the areas of Brighton, Garden Vale and Elsternwick, as well as other railway lines present in the region. 4/A fold-out map and guide of the Rosstown Rail Trail, including a brief general history of Caulfield as well as a more extensive biography of William Murray Ross and the Rosstown Railway. The map marks and describes significant sites along the trail, including photographs of some of these sites, provided by DF Jowett.documents, correspondence, webber’s, lundon robert, chinese characters, ethnic communities, signatures, text, settlements, taxes, fraser john grieves, lovell r.h., price davies, meetings, communication activities, soon hang hi, commercial events and activities, the rosstown and murrumbeena land company limited, victorian government gazette, bulmer richard, parry john, osment henry, shareholders, creditors claims, the rosstown junction railway and property company limited, finch and best, lawyers, the rosstown junction elsternwick and oakleigh railway company limited, cameron w.c., phillips p.d., garden vale, elsternwick, elsternwick railway station, rosstown, rosstown railway, thomas street, bay street, kooyong road, melbourne and brighton railway, hawthorn road, bambra road, caulfield and frankston railway, booran road, grange road, koornang road, murrumbeena road, north road, north road railway station, east brighton railway station, south road, railway routes, railway lines, railways, land transport, murphy j., caulfield, hamilton t.f., dane p., holloway, webb, ailee john, payne t.b., brodie chas, dane john, o’neil h., mccombie john, mcmillane a., smyth c.d., cooper, ebden, landholders, jeffrey j.d., gill j., balcombe a.e., cooper h., mcnab j., white j., sutherland j., greeves a.f.a., newton m.c., chamley f.b., fowler j., inglis p., grant t., stooke j., swanson g., cochrane c., adams e.b., mccombie thas, keyes robert, brighton cemetery, burials grounds and graveyards, war-ein road, were j.b., holland j., mcmahon c., winter t.l.m., dendy henry, mitchell w., jackson s., were j.e., wickham francis dawe, bryant jane, east brighton railway station, railway stations, maps, allotments, land titles, roads and streets, rosstown rail trail, city of glen eira, tourism, trains, tourism information bureaus, tours, pamphlets, elsternwick railway park, oakleigh junction, princes park, ee gunn reserve, packer park, sites, jowett d.f., weickhardt i.g., return to rosstown: railways land sales and sugar beet ventures in caulfield, land sales, walking trails, ross william murray, transport objects, locomotion, walking, cycling, driving, sports, country mansions, people, caulfield john, builders, construction and demolition workers, occupations, careers, professionals, topography, geology, landforms, horticulture, market gardens, primary industry workers, city of caulfield, mood kee, pennington harold, annual general meetings, caulfield town hall, glen eira city council, carnegie, carnegie station, rosstown station, people by circumstance, migrants, sugar beet, sugar beet mill, sugar beet industry, mills, factories, sea beach lines, bent thomas, parliamentary representatives, neville street, miller street, lemann’s swamp reserve, koornang park, cane sugar industry, breweries, rabbit processing plants, health establishments, hospitals, food production establishments, abattoirs, thieves, social problems, vagrants, theft, squatting, financial economics, debt, finance industry, insurance companies, company managers, bentleigh, ross leila, the grange, leila road, wild cherry road, financial trouble, mortgages, gisborne street, archibald street, riddell parade, victoria railways, glen huntly road, clarence street, college street, gladstone parade, parrell street, aileen avenue, seaview street, land subdivisions, dover street, sussex street, landfill, marara road, booran road, woodville avenue, dorothy avenue, ormond park, royal avenue, ormond railway station, oakleigh road, melten avenue, miller street, munro avenue, lord reserve, neerim road, toolambool road, the rosstown hotel, rosanna street, murrumbeena crescent, commercial establishments, the national bank, rosstown road, kangaroo road, poath road, freda street, hughesdale kindergarten, oakleigh council, hughesdale community centre, civic establishments, galbally reserve, plaques, warrigal road, out and about brochures, orion estate

marysville, victoria, australia, rail trail brings new opportunities, murrindindi shire, what's on when in june, marysville triangle men's shed, the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct, marysville & district chamber of commerce agm, marysville & triangle youth group agm, creative triangle, sandy wilson memorial golf event, artists on the acheron, church notices, pastel class with janet hayes, rainforest gallery temporarily closed, homebrew legend gets ultimate honour, comedy festival roadshow, marysville pharmacy, marysville medical clinic, stan larner's miracle, heritage study, adventurous cooks, sports & recreation clubs funding opportunities, detox your home, sample wines, black spur inn, live entertainment, cut rising power & gas costs, aust. centre for grief & bereavement, real estate, villains support auskickers, turning marysville guests into ambassadors, black saturday recovery, celebrate new track opening at cathedral ranges, melissa burns resigns from murrindindi toy library, position vacant, department of sustainability & environment, lake mountain alpine resort

marysville, victoria, australia, loan subsidies still on offer for marysville & triangle, marysville & triangle investment subsidary for affected bushfire areas, regional arts fund, steel pan bands receiving funding for international festivals, what's on when in july, the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct, marysville community market, creative triangle, murrindindi shire council, shire tennis club growth support, alexandra junior soccer club, advertisements, vale stephen franzi-ford, church notices, parkinsons victoria ambassadors of hope, marysville golf report, goulburn river high country rail trail, rising power and gas bills, marysville pharmacy, marysville medical clinic, mayor's chair, adventurous cooks, marysville community golf & bowls club, trivia and pasta, intrepid triangle bushwalkers, sample wines, alexandra library, midnight express dance, taggerty hall, alexandra cinema, real estate, council's rating review strategy, yea council chambers, lake mountain alpine resort, ann thoma 1995 reflections on history, marysville & district historical society, national emergency medal nominations, marysviile steel band festival 2013

marysville, victoria, australia, changes at ceaco, what's on when in february, buxton recreation reserve, committee meeting inviting public, the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct, marysville brownie guides, marysville community market, creative triangle, mystic mountains tourism general members meeting, lions library tool library, temporary road closure darwin street, marysville lake mountain cycling challenge, advertisements, church notices, world day of prayer, lakeside fellowship eildon, funded governance training available for community groups, marysville community golf & bowls club, happy hour, triangle shared trails project, final taggerty community project meeting, murrindindi shire council, notice of special meeting of council, mayor's chair, intrepid triangle bushwalkers, works to improve rail trail experience, marysville lolly shop, councillor comment, marysville golf report, marysville triangle men's shed, working bee volunteers needed, community bbq gallipoli park, marysville & triangle community foundation ltd, marysville world's longest lunch, final decision needed for taggerty community project, mops sale, payment of rates and charges, buxton recreation reserve development works update, el kanah 2 shows in 1 night, sarah jones-ventriloquist, dennis coard-comedian, marysville cultural community, real estate

marysville, victoria, australia, lions change over time again, what's on when in july, marysville cricket club agm, the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct, marysville community market, creative triangle, croydon north too strong for villains, marysville football club, church notices, lakeside fellowship eildon, triangle junior fire brigade, murrindindi shire council, adoption of budget, councillor comment, advertisements, mayor's chair, marysville primary school, movie night, coming to lake mountain school holiday white christmas, council supports rail trail name change, public notice proposed road discontinuance kinglake, marysville primary school sponsors needed, parents club, real estate, pool lifeguard positions, black spur inn front of house & housekeeping positions, 'the weatherman's umbrella' a play, adventurous cooks, cross country ski hire, tender right workshop, 'the audience' a play, national theatre london, former concillor recognised for red gate contribution, australian centre for grief and bereavement, marysville branch liberal party christmas in july dinner, department of environment & primary industries, marysville football club reunion premiers 1973, have your say on health and wellbeing of shire, marysville villains, council adopts budget and council plan, marysville golf report, another forward step in fire recovery journey, municipal public health and wellbeing plan 2013-2017, helicopters sowing alpine ash forest following harrietville fire, past photos wanted for marysville primary school, 150 years of marysville celebration, draft hume regional growth plan have your say, council says yes to supporting yes campaign, new website brings together agriculture and enviroment, community leadership programs, clp

marysville, victoria, australia, national emergency medal recipients honoured, what's on when in september, buxton progress assocn agm, the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct, marysville community market, creative triangle, murrindindi shire council, payment of rate instalments, marysville & district chamber of commerce agm, church notices, triangle community dinner, el kanah village, marysville & district football & netball agm, councillor comment, great victorian rail trail marketing opportunities, mayor's chair, expressions of interest, 2013 open gardens, advertisements, the salvation army, community small business funding available, dalton fiske foundation grants awards, marysville primary school parents club, market stalls available, buxton hotel curry night, local bus tours, real estate, fire fighting opportunities available across victoria, lions triangle tool library, council encourages spring clear with free green waste disposal, marysville country bakery seeking staff, amnesty supports fire prevention efforts, black spur inn front of house waiting staff, murrindindi shire council tender, australian centre for grief and bereavement, marysville golf report, gallipoli park commitee of management report, narbethong history group, narbethong hall book launch, black spur inn tradie meal & stay deal, road management plan review highlights works priorities, office manager camp marysville, sixteenth annual steam and wood show, alexandra timber and tramway museum, stage reading crossways, inspired by bruno's sculpture garden

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marysville, victoria, australia, tree stumps gone, marysville golf course, black saturday damage to trees, marysville community golf & bowls club, what's on when in february, marysville community market, creative triangle, fishing competition, gallipoli park lake, the annual motorhome event at buxton, church notices, looking for helpers, family picnic and fun day, 2009 victorian bushfires fifth anniversary remembrance event, marysville & triangle communities, mayor's chair, payment of rates & charges, adventurous cooks, black spur caravan park, chainsaw carving event, t20 cricket comes to marysville, advertisements, marysville real estate, creative ways to make healthy food affordable, valentine's day 3 course dinner black spur inn, buxton hall show, councillor comment, irish band saoirse, el kanah village, marysville cultural community, tender panel, marysville golf report, valentine's day maryton park, made in marysville grand opening, rail trail marketing, marysville region really long lunch, buxton progress assocn, buxton hall, business readiness diagnostic, murrindindi shire council economic development, world's greatest shave, leukaemia foundation

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