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Isis Mill No.3 John Fowler & Co. Ltd. b/n 11165 of 1907 |
Isis Mill No.4 displayed at the Bauple museum site on 28 January 2004.
This locomotive was built by John Fowler & Co. Ltd. of Leeds as their Builder's No. 11165 of 1907. It was last used by Isis Mill, Cordalba where it was No.3 on the roster.
Isis Mill No.3 had been plinthed in a Maryborough park until 1983, when moved to a local car wrecking yard 'Parky's Parts'.
It was reported in January 2002 as purchased by Bauple Historical Society for incorporation into an historical exhibit in the town of Bauple, at the location of the former Mt Bauple sugar mill.
My visit to Bauple on 28 January 2004 found No.4 displayed at the Bauple museum and apparently undergoing cosmetic repair. A simple but unauthentic cab had been mocked-up, and the side tanks were yet to be replaced.
References
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Light Railway Research Society of Australia Inc. Web site (as at 20/3/2009): 'Preserved Australian Sugar Cane Locomotives' list by John Browning (www.lrrsa.org.au/LRR_SGRc.htm) |
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'Light Railways - Australia's Magazine of Industrial & Narrow Gauge Railways', Number 164, April 2002, published by Light Railway Research Society of Australia Inc. |
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