Rushworth railway branched off the Goulburn Valley Line at Murchison East. Opened 1890.
Extended to Colbinabbin 1914, branch from Rushworth to Girgarre opened 1917.
Girgarre to Stanhope closed in 1975, rest closed 1987.
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Line profile Murchison East to Colbinabbin
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RAILWAY STATION RUSHWORTH EARLY 1900's - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
"Arrival of midday train .. "
Locomotive is possibly a H class 4-4-0 built Phoenix Ballarat 1877. Last of the class scrapped 1917.
Colbinabbin railway station
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Not dated ? c. 1920/30s
End of the line at Girgarre , here the loco will return to Rushworth and then head out to Colbinabbin
John Phillips
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Tour
Stanhope Looking towards Girgarre
Weston Langford 25 September 1975
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Rushworth Y 115 shunting
Weston Langford 25 September 1975
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Murchison East Goods from Rushworth Y 115
Weston Langford 25 September 1975
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D3 676 at Girgarre 1963
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Rushworth
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A goods platform at Colbinabbin Railway Station circa 1940s
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Bagged wheat stacks
Rushworth 15 years after closure in 1987.
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'Benalla artist takes isolation creativity to new heights painting six silos during coronavirus pandemic'
16 May 2020
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Artwork on six silos in Colbinabbin
Stanhope Up Goods
Weston Langford 25 September 1975
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1928 timetable
Murchison East - Rushworth - Colbinabbin - Girgarre
victorianrailways.net/timetables/192…
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