Special Events
BIRDUM 2006
A special event is being run to commemorate the arrival of the first railway train to Birdum in September 1929. Arrangements are being made for a weekend on site at Birdum. For more information about this event please click here.
RAIL TRAIL WALK FROM STAPLETON TO ADELAIDE RIVER
On Saturday 10 June we will be conducting a Rail Trail walk from Stapleton in to Adelaide River along the old North Australia Railway route. This is a historic section of the track In the 1880s a parliamentary delegation spoke highly of the agricultural and mineral potential of Stapleton. The Overland Telegraph passed through in 1872 following the Coach Road to Pine Creek. The railway came in 1887 (Charles Millar did not quite make it to Adelaide River before the big Wet). The railway route runs through undulating country which is spectacular at this time of year. No steep grades.
We are hopeful of having the company of an archaeologist who has studied the area in the last two year.
The Muster point will be Adelaide River Railway Station at 0930. Well drive in convoy to Stapleton and walk back. The rail trail is within 200m of Coach Road at all times so it will be possible to bail out as necessary. Sturdy footwear is required as we will be walking on ballast. The distance is about 12km and so it should take 3-4 hours at a leisurely pace.
You should come equipped with appropriate clothing for bushwalking, a hat, water bottle, sunblock, snacks, camera, note pad, personal items (in a back pack) and a CDMA phone if you have one (similarly a GPS if you have one).
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