Katoomba Scenic Railway
A brief history of Katoomba Scenic Railway in Power Point format. 1: Click on the Power Point picture below. 2: when it is finished loading click on the icon for […]
Author: Philip Hammon
Forgotten Technologies
A short Power Point presentation explaining the operation of forgotten technologies that enabled the 19th century mining works to operate. It is available in the “Members Projects” tab.
Forgotten Technology Series.
Part one: Over rope tramways and rope grips. Part two: Rail switching points on horse drawn and rope hauled inclines and tramways. This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered […]
Leura Sewerage Scheme: Chapter 4 – Filter Bed
Chapter Four: There are 5 photographs of the Leura Filter Bed. Two of it under construction, and 3 of it operating. All of them contain figures for size comparison.
Leura Sewerage Scheme: Chapter 3 – Pipework
This photo, Fig 3.1, is taken looking downstream. The creek is disappearing over Leura Falls. The cast iron pipes used to move the sewerage to the filter beds appear to […]
Leura Sewerage Scheme: Chapter 2 – The Leura filter beds
Chapter Two: There are 16 photographs of the Leura installation.
Mr. Fitzgerald’s photographs of building the Katoomba & Leura Filter Beds
All photos by R. D Fitzgerald are held by the State Library of NSW and have been copied by Philip Hammon. Processed by Lightroom Classic. Additional drone photos by Gary P Hayes.
Katoomba Sewerage Scheme: Chapter 1
In August of 1891 Katoomba Municipal Council offered a £25 prize for “the best report on how to deal with and dispose of the household drainage of Katoomba”.
The Bleichert Pendant Tramways: Chapter 7 – Ropeway Construction
Chapter Seven: The timing of the events during removal and reconstruction of the ropeway, can only be obtained through the pages of the newspapers.
The Bleichert Pendant Tramways: Chapter 6 – Rope Saddles
Rope Saddles There were 5 types of rope saddles used on the ropeway, with two different sizes of each for the inbound 25mm Dia. and outbound 33mm Dia. ropes. 1: […]
