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| LUNE RIVER STATION |
SUNDAY 15.1.2012: Off to the Ida Bay Railway and a 14klm return trip from the Lune River Station through lush bushland, with superb scenic water views of Ida Bay and Lune River Estuary. The Ida Bay Railway was originally built to transport limestone from Ida Bay quarries to waiting ships in the Lune River Estuary and Deep Hole Bay. Near Southport Bluff is the King George III monument which commemorates the 134 lives lost in the sinking of the convict ship, King George III in 1835. Two 1940's war time Malcolm Moore Locos in operation were bought for the line in 1948. Built in the 1890's several of the passenger carriages are some of the earliest bogie wagons in Australia. We made several stops on our "trip" - time enough to soak up the history and take in the views.
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| OUR DRIVER |
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JAGER FAMILY - ONE OF
THE TWO FAMILIES
IN THE AREA |
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| IDA BAY |
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| TERMINATED AT DEEP HOLE |
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| ELLIOTT'S BEACH |
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