Farrell Siding

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OPENED: 15 MAY 1907 · CLOSED: 2 DEC 1908


Location: situated on the Emu Bay Railway approx. 6kms NW of Tullah and 7.5km NNE of Rosebery at 41° 42.76'N 145° 32.78'E

  • the closest post office to Farrell Siding during it's period of operation was at Mount Farrell (renamed Tullah in 1910)
  • for an enlargement, 'click' on either map once


Datestamp

Type 2

  • Earliest recorded date: 11 JUN 1907 · Latest recorded date: 11 NOV 1908
  • examples of the Type 2 datestamp are rated RR - clear strikes such as the one above are elusive


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Other Information

  • "Wee Georgie Wood" was one of three 2' gauge locomotive that provided the only connection between Farrell Siding and Tullah via the North Mount Farrell tramway between 1907 and 1962
  • an excursion train on the North Mount Farrell Tramway crossing the Mackintosh River Bridge
  • another photo of the train at Tullah may be viewed at the TPS Online Forum. Click on the image once for an enlargement.


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