Horses

These photos were as big as a match box and were taken on Spring Valley at Mairjimmy

Working Horse Club had a strong presence at the MSTEC Scoresby rally (Vic.) over Labour Day long weekend (9-11.3.13).
I have placed this selection in the Events section already.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

I'm working on Cuba today, and found these three existing scans from my 2010 tour, which I am not resizing and cropping: have the trains too.
La Habana waterfront, adjacent to the touristy Old Habana, a tourist service.
A farmer's cart at Marcelo Salado.
A famer's cart at Acopio Palmerita.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

870607Su Victor Harbor SA horse tram R Smith
There was one there decades ago, which was removed in favour of a rubber-tyre fake train to take tourists to Granite Island. The tram line was rebuilt, perhaps 30 years ago.

860803Su Kilmore (Vic.) Hudson Park TMSV horse tram R Smith
This was associated with the electric-tram museum at Bylands. The tram was taken to Melbourne from time to time for special events. Horse operation has lapsed.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

Australia's first horse tram.
This is most unlikely, but could well be South Australia's first.
It was at the roadhouse for years, then was exported to Connecticut, USA.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

I remember that old tram very well Roderick. It was at the Wagon Wheels Roadhouse north of Auburn SA when I was a lad, and a favourite meeting place for a hamburger late at night. They had a two way mirror that the local copper used to sit behind and watch the action from. I didn't know that it got exported, which is sad as it is significant to this state's history. Cheers

I have tramway people chasing up the claim 'first horse tram in Australia'; it wasn't.
However, we don't yet know what it was.
SA had lots of the type, dating from the mid 1870s.

Here are three related to the one event: the 150th anniversary of Australia's first public railway (SA doesn't use the word tram for this one). It ran from Goolwa to Port Elliot to connect Murray River to the sea, and was in use while still under construction from the end of 1853 to May 1854 (regarded as the opening date). While incomplete, cargo was transferred by horse dray from the railhead to the water. For the 150th, a replica of an early horse-drawn vehicle was constructed. Lots of community groups combined their passions. PS Industry voyaged from Renmark, collecting Riverland produce. PS Oscar W brought wool from Milang. The cargo was transferred to a wagon on the anniversary special train, sitting alongside the replica wagon. At Port Elliot, the cargo was transferred to a horse-drawn dray, and was escorted by members of a military-uniform club in old outfits (they also fired a rifle salute). The cargo (except for the wool) was transferred to the local surf-lifesaving boat, to be taken to sail-training ship 'One and All' anchored well offshore. It set sail and headed out into the ocean (to Adelaide, not the old world).

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Goolwa SA 150th anniversary R Smith
Port Elliot SA 150th anniversary R Smith
Port Elliot SA 150th anniversary horse dray
130222 Goolwa 1853 replica, complete and on display. R Smith

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

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http://dictionaryofsydney.org/files/wide/248f8224f7122d9e4823ea2bb1f81ab081ba251a
Horse-drawn tram outside General Post Office, Sydney c1865



1854: The First Railway

During the first two decades the transport of produce from inland to the sea for export became increasingly important to the economy of the colony. Because it was difficult and dangerous for steamers travelling the River Murray to pass through the Murray Mouth to the sea, in 1851 work commenced on the construction of a railway between the River Port of Goolwa and Port Elliot 11km away. In May 1854 the first public railway in Australia became operational. Horses were used, instead of steam engines, to contain costs.



The First Island Tram - No. 7
The first tram to be used on the Causeway was a six-windowed double ended, double deck car built in England by "Brown Marshall" of Birmingham.
It had originally been delivered to the Goolwa Railway in 1879, then transferred to the Moonta Horse Railway in 1887, then stored at the SAR's Islington workshop from 1891 until it was sent to Victor Harbor in 1894.
Car No. 7 continued in service until 1931

Just to side step a little

the 1st electric tram twaz BoxHill to Doncaster
Station St - Tram Rd


The first electric tram service in the Southern Hemishere.

From 14 October 1889 until 6 January 1896 this electric tram service ran between the Box Hill Post Office (located on the corner of Whitehorse Road and Station Street) and a terminus near the intersection of Elgar and Doncaster Roads, Doncaster.

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