New material recently added to this website

DATE PAGE NUMBER PAGE TITLE ADDITIONAL ITEMS JUMP TO PAGE
8 October 2007 31 Finding the Mapleton Tramline today 39 aerial photographs of the entire tram route taken in 1940 have been included via hyperlinks Click here
17 October 2007 9 The Government takes over the Sugar Mill Reproduction of the 'Diploma for Gold Medal' won by the Moreton Sugar Mill at the Greater Britain Exhibition held in London in 1899 added Click here
17 October 2007 10 The tramline reaches Kureelpa Queensland Agricultural Journal report of 3rd December 1903, and two 1940 aerial photographs of the Mapleton and Kureelpa areas, accessed via hyperlinks Click here
17 October 2007 11 The first locomotives Press report on the Atlas Car, dated 7th August 1903 Click here
  12 The Board regains control of the Mill Press report on the Government's plan to foreclose on the Mill, accessed via a hyperlink Click here
17 October 2007 16 The Maroochy Shire Council steps in Three official documents relating to the extension of the Dulong Tramline to Mapleton, accessed via hyperlinks Click here
17 October 2007 17 To the top of the Range Official QR engineer's letter commenting on proposed tramways to Buderim, Mapleton and Belli Click here
17 October 2007 19 The services provided QR Timetable Book, showing running times for the Mapleton Tramway Click here
17 October 2007 24 An imaginary trip to Mapleton on the Tram in 1928 Carriage photograph, crew photographs, Guard Jock Simpson's time book and freight book pages for 1915 Click here
17 October 2007 25 Nor without some drama Press reports on the Kureelpa accident in 1934 and Bill English being struck by lightning, accessed via hyperlinks Click here
17 October 2007 27 Gone, but not forgotten Press report on the last trip and the 2004 Council decision to preserve Shay at Mapleton, photograph of an enamel sign placed near the plinthed Shay, accessed via hyperlinks Click here
17 October 2007 28 Links with the Mapleton State School School Committee meeting minutes referring to the purchase and erection of a Shay's bell for use at the school and press report describing the first ringing of the bell (accessed via hyperlinks), plus picture of the bell in 2002 Click here
22 October 2007 27 Gone, but not forgotten Copy of the Agreement about preservation of the Shay locomotive, between the Moreton Central Sugar Mill and the Maroochy Shire Council, accessed via hyperlinks Click here
28 October 2007 25 Nor without some drama Text edit Click here
28 October 2007 27 Gone, but not forgotten Text edit Click here
29 October 2007 16 The Maroochy Shire Council steps in Photograph of the Moreton Central Sugar Mill Board of Directors in 1910 added Click here
29 October 2007 24 An imaginary trip to Mapleton on the Tram in 1928 Photograph of train crew (Bill English, Boy Gooding and Jock Simpson) added Click here
29 October 2007 25 Nor without some drama Additional photograph of Mapleton derailed at Kureelpa added Click here
30 October 2007 7 The Moreton Central Sugar Mill is built Early picture of the Mill under construction added Click here
30 October 2007 9 The Government takes over the Sugar Mill Early picture of Moreton Central Sugar Mill added Click here
30 October 2007 12 The Board regains control of the Mill Early picture of Moreton Central Sugar Mill added Click here
30 October 2007 22 Carriages and wagons Photograph of louvred cream van added Click here
30 October 2007 27 Gone, but not forgotten More photographs of Moreton Mill's demolition added Click here
31 October 2007 All All File names of images altered to numerical types -
5 November 2007 31 Finding the Mapleton Tramline today 2 photographs of the site of the 40 feet deep cutting added Click here
30 November 2007 29 Moreton Mill's steam locomotives - then and now Additional information re two Hampton Shays added at end of page Click here
5 January 2008 8 A tramway network for the Mill is begun Additional text plus 1903 map added Click here
5 January 2008 10 The tramline reaches Kureelpa Additional text plus 1903 map added Click here
5 January 2008 14 The sugar trams become general carriers Additional text plus 1903 map and freight tickets added Click here
6 January 2008 31 Finding the Mapleton Tramline today Satellite photographs of the North Kureelpa Branch and the Perwillowen Branch added Click here
13 April 2008 13 The 'Shays' Correction made regarding John and Ira Carnes, and the Lima Machine Works  Click here
7 May 2008 31 Finding the Mapleton Tramline today Latitude and longitude references added to photographs, to enable the sites depicted to be examined via Google Earth™ Click here
10 May 2008 31 Finding the Mapleton Tramline today 3 photographs added: Doig's Bank, Kureelpa Branch, portable track site in Dennis deVere's property at Kureelpa Click here
10 May 2008 11 The first locomotives Photographs of two new conventional locomotives added Click here
17 May 2008 29 Moreton Mill's steam locomotives - then and now Photographs of the cosmetically restored locomotive Eudlo, unveiled on 17 May 2008, added Click here