Re: Cooma - Bombala Line - Maclaughlin's Siding

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au>]

I had been told it was a meat works, don't know for sure though.
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Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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David Finch <finchy@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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> I recently had a photo trip from Cooma to Bombala, and came across a 3
> storey concrete building in the middle of no-where on the Old Bombala
> Road, past Nimmitabel.
>
> It is known as Maclaughlin's Siding (Near the Maclaughlin River),
> however the siding was obviously removed long before the rest of the
> line was decommissioned (1974?)
>
> Does anyone know what this building was - There are remains of boilers
> etc and something resembling a storage area on the top level, however
> there is no evidence of animal pens or any such thing, so I don't
> believe it was a slaughterhouse or timber mill.
>
>
> Does anyone know what this was?
>
> It's well worth a look if you're in the area.......
>
>
> Thanks
> Dave
>