I hope when they rebuild the wharf they will do something constructive with the viable timber and not just dump it maybe we can have something done as street art. All we have left of our beautiful and unique Post Office is one hitching post. Isn’t that shameful.
Think how hard it was for the ancestors to have built the wharf in those early days mostly with manual labour and the beautiful trees sacrificed to make the structure. We cannot keep discarding the structures of the past as we seem to discard the memories . We need to take lessons from our First Nations Peoples their strength through so much adversity is their reverence of their ancestors and past history. Susanne Job
The RX160 Locomotive was moved before this move from its original fenced location which was closer to the Boat Ramp as this was the area designated for it by Council when then Murray Bridge Historical Society secured it for Murray Bridge after raising the required amount of money with a "Puffathon". South Australian Railways ( SAR ) pushed it to the site back in the early 1970's. RX 160 was one of the last Loco's to have its boiler reworked at the Islington Workshops so had it been better protected over the years it could have been restored to move under its own steam. A committee was established on the 2nd. February 2007 by Murraylands Regional Development Boards Darryl Webb in conjunction with RCMB and Community Members to do exactly what is about to happen now. The committee met regularly to eventually prepare a "Draft Conservation Plan for Steam Locomotive RX 160" in 2011 and this move was planned to happen with Moore Engineering Crane assistance but the coupling between the Engine and Tender was ceased so it didn't happen then but it was planned once the coupling was oiled etc. Well, for whatever reasons, the powers that be lacked support or motivation, thus the wheels turn very very slowly don't they ( 10 YEARS ) unless they want it moved for other reasons. I applaud our Mayor Brenton Lewis who, without his motivation and discussions with our Community with regard to the history of our riverfront, we would still be waiting for our heritage to be maintained and displayed to its full potential. What about our MILK BOAT - UNION , Council bought that about 20 YEARS AGO or more ! ! !
I hope when they rebuild the wharf they will do something constructive with the viable timber and not just dump it maybe we can have something done as street art. All we have left of our beautiful and unique Post Office is one hitching post. Isn’t that shameful.
Think how hard it was for the ancestors to have built the wharf in those early days mostly with manual labour and the beautiful trees sacrificed to make the structure. We cannot keep discarding the structures of the past as we seem to discard the memories . We need to take lessons from our First Nations Peoples their strength through so much adversity is their reverence of their ancestors and past history. Susanne Job
The RX160 Locomotive was moved before this move from its original fenced location which was closer to the Boat Ramp as this was the area designated for it by Council when then Murray Bridge Historical Society secured it for Murray Bridge after raising the required amount of money with a "Puffathon". South Australian Railways ( SAR ) pushed it to the site back in the early 1970's. RX 160 was one of the last Loco's to have its boiler reworked at the Islington Workshops so had it been better protected over the years it could have been restored to move under its own steam. A committee was established on the 2nd. February 2007 by Murraylands Regional Development Boards Darryl Webb in conjunction with RCMB and Community Members to do exactly what is about to happen now. The committee met regularly to eventually prepare a "Draft Conservation Plan for Steam Locomotive RX 160" in 2011 and this move was planned to happen with Moore Engineering Crane assistance but the coupling between the Engine and Tender was ceased so it didn't happen then but it was planned once the coupling was oiled etc. Well, for whatever reasons, the powers that be lacked support or motivation, thus the wheels turn very very slowly don't they ( 10 YEARS ) unless they want it moved for other reasons. I applaud our Mayor Brenton Lewis who, without his motivation and discussions with our Community with regard to the history of our riverfront, we would still be waiting for our heritage to be maintained and displayed to its full potential. What about our MILK BOAT - UNION , Council bought that about 20 YEARS AGO or more ! ! !
No leave the train where it is, it's been there for a very long time and should stay there just build it somewhere else