Reply With Quote'Central Station' was the central forestry office for the place in the 40s and 50s. May have started earlier but, I'm a bit rusty on the history.
The brothers wife sort of remembers some of her mum's tales but nothing 100% accurately.
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Originally Posted by V8Ian
I've never been to Fraser and doubt I ever will, but I don't think Central Station (Fraser) was a train type station; more like a nurses' station but for trees.
Thanks Ian, but I'll wait for someone who knows more in the Morn. It doesn't Google so makes my curiosity even more mysterious. Maybe I am taking the description too literally but I won't sleep tonight not knowing.
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OldBushie
Subscriber'Central Station' was the central forestry office for the place in the 40s and 50s. May have started earlier but, I'm a bit rusty on the history.
The brothers wife sort of remembers some of her mum's tales but nothing 100% accurately.
'sit bonum tempora volvunt'
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I based my post on QR's history, but there could possibly have been a private tramway. Had that been the case, I'm reasonably confident that those stories and facts would not have disolved into forgetfulness.
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SubscriberOk Central station, Fraser .
Central Station | Air Fraser Island
Some photo's. You may have to sort the wheat from the chaff.
fraser island logging central station - Bing images
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
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From Bob's second link. Fraser Island logging, SLQ Glenda. I stand corrected.
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Swaggie
The 20's and 30's was a bit before my time, just a year or two.
I vaguely remember it being a main station for the Forestry guys.
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I'm not much help either Paul, my memory's never been good.
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Swaggie
Amazingly,this thread has found a bit of memory I thought had disappeared.I'm not much help either Paul, my memory's never been good.
I was under the house today, and noticed the old two piece green 8' Jarvis Walker fishing rods we used on Fraser as kids.They are a bit worse for wear, but still have the mark in the cork handle, which was 13" from the end, any fish caught that was shorter than that was thrown back.If we didnt throw them back we got a good rev, or clip behind the ear..
There is even the 4" Alvey there as well.
The only fridge we had was a kerosine one in the Forestry hut.
Cynical Moi?
Thanks Bob I knew the answer would be out there somewhere & it was.
So it was a station as in a cop shop, but for Office staff & not necessarily Railway connected?
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Job Done Thanks all who responded to my inane query.
Must have been a reasonable village of 30 Homes + 1 school but Rain forest grows back quickly so would account for there being nothing of the old joint being visible. It is probable remnants are there but now concealed by forest.
Cynical Moi?
Amazingly,this thread has found a bit of memory I thought had disappeared.
I was under the house today, and noticed the old two piece green 8' Jarvis Walker fishing rods we used on Fraser as kids.They are a bit worse for wear, but still have the mark in the cork handle, which was 13" from the end, any fish caught that was shorter than that was thrown back.If we didnt throw them back we got a good rev, or clip behind the ear.
There is even the 4" Alvey there as well.
The only fridge we had was a kerosine one in the Forestry hut.
Is good to give the old memory a stir up sometimes innit?
Quite a few OP Posts have done that for me from time to time & I wonder where the hell that was hiding all those years.
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