Description

The History and Development of the Geraldton Shire Tramway and the Mourilyan Harbour Tramway

By John Armstrong & G. H. Verhoeven

Innisfail is 80 km south of Cairns, and the largest community between there and Townsville. It is an extremely scenic area situated in the lush coastal belt of tropical North Queensland in one of the wettest parts of Australia. This book examines the evolving role of the tramway over the years, from carrying passengers, bananas, timber, coal, agriculture, meat and parcels to the sugar carrying lines utilised by private ownership .

This new edition published by the LRRSA is completely revised, updated, and produced in the style of LRRSA books. It contains much additional material in text, photographs, maps and diagrams.

Soft cover, 128 pages, A4 size, 99 photographs (12 in colour), 8 maps and 14 rolling stock diagrams.