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South Australia once had a network of broad and narrow gauge railway lines that made the development of the state possible. Gradually, for all but the heaviest and largest loads, road transport took over the task and the end for most of the lines came in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Only a few survived...
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Outdoorstype explores the old railway line from Monarto South to Sedan in 2021. The Sedan line was a branch of the main south line from Adelaide. Beginning at Monarto South, It ran 70 kilometres north to Sedan and opened in 1919. It had eight stations and goods sidings. These days, there’s nothing left but the...
A long abandoned railway line in the Adelaide Hills is now a popular bike trail. The Balhannah to Mount Pleasant line was opened in September 1918 and ran north through the Adelaide hills until 1963. That’s not a long life for a railway line. Big parts of it have been completely erased by time and progress....
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The Australian Defence Force doesn’t always do airshows… RAAF Base Edinburgh hasn’t hosted an airshow for years and this one was the first opportunity to check out the F-35 Lightning in Adelaide. The base also hosts a huge army presence which was well represented. There was so much going on at this airshow. This is...
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Revisiting an old road trip route provides opportunities to reflect on the contrast between floods and drought in the Marne Valley, South Australia. The Marne River flows from the hills up near Springton in the Eden Valley and joins the Murray River at Wongulla, not far upstream from Walker Flat. It is mostly dry but...
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