Re: Cooma - Bombala Line - Maclaughlin's Siding

[keithm@commslab.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <37528527.C73BE3D5@netspace.net.au> David Finch <finchy@netspace.net.au> writes:
>From: David Finch <finchy@netspace.net.au>
>Subject: Cooma - Bombala Line - Maclaughlin's Siding
>Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 22:48:39 +1000

>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

Maclaughlin siding was closed on 6/7/197. according to the diagram in the back 
of RAILWAYS of the CANBERRA and MONARO DISTRICTS by H J W Stokes it was a loop 
that since 1941 had a platform. Maclaughlin siding served a meatworks.

Dave Malcolm