Re: [NSW] Holbrook railway

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

But there WAS a railway from Colac to Gellibrand - in fact it was a 2ft 6in
'puffing billy' railway which was closed in 1962 IIRC.  So your map atlas aint
all ignorant - just a bit out of date.

Trevor Staats wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> Driving through Holbrook on the Hume the other day I noticed what looked
> like the remains of a railway goods yard with goods shed on the right as we
> were heading North.  Is this the remains of a railway line to (through?)
> Holbrook?  My map atlas didn't show any railway line at Holbrook (nearest
> was Culcairn), but the same map atlas also shows a line from Colac -
> Gellibrand in Vic so that doesn't mean much.
> 
> Totally off topic (well, Aussie Olympic rider Andrew Hoy comes from
> Culcairn!) I was amused at the 3 day event final to hear the standard "Oi!
> Oi! Oi!" chant changed to "Hoy! Hoy! Hoy!" after Andrew Hoy rode and
> Australia won the gold - good on ya Aussie riders!
> 
> Trev.