The Tucker Truck came on Tuesdays

The Tucker Truck came on Tuesdays The Timber Industry at Erica, Its Sawmills, Tramways and People By Mike McCarthy Early-bird Pricing. After November 16 the price will be $82.50 ($61.88 for members) This is a pre-publication offer – the book will not be posted until October 10 Published by the LRRSA ISBN 978-0-9093-406-4-3 Hard cover, 336 pages on art paper, A4 size, 65 maps and diagrams, 383 photographs, with bibliography, references, and index When the Moe – Walhalla narrow-gauge railway was opened in 1910 it provided an outlet for a vast quantity of timber in the rugged mountain ranges surrounding the Thomson and Tyers River valleys. Much of this timber was the magnificent Eucalyptus regnans (Mountain Ash). This book describes the vast network of 3 ft and 2 ft 6 in. gauge tramways which fed the Walhalla railway at O’Shea and Bennett Siding, Knotts Siding, Erica, Collins Siding, Moondarra, and Gould. Also described are the timber mills and the isolated settlements that surrounded them. The text covers all aspects of the history – political, economic, technical, and social. It is based on over 60 years of research, including interviews, historical documents and maps, and extensive ground research. The book includes superb coloured maps and diagrams, and detailed histories of the steam and internal-combustion locomotives that were used on the tramways. It is illustrated by a generous collection of historic photographs. <!– –>