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Good Morning Canberra!
Some photographs of the brickworks 3' 6" gauge railway (tramway) used in the construction of Parliament (old) House in the 1920s.

Parliament House before plastering, brickworks railway in front 1926
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View from roof of Parliament House showing front facade, construction buildings and brickworks railway 1926
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Aerial view of Parliament House under construction, looking to the north - Brickworks railway in foreground c. 1924
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Note the brick wagons on the railway. Two former WAGR S class locomotives were used to move the relatively heavy loads.
Parliament House opening preparations - Cletrac crawler tractor and scoop preparing the grounds - Light rail line in middle ground used to carry bricks from the brickworks to building sites 1926
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Hotel Canberra from the site of Parliament House with brickworks railway crossing Commonwealth Avenue after a snow fall 1924
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Parliament House under construction with the brickworks railway 1926
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Parliament House from east showing the removal of the brickworks 3 feet six inch gauge railway track between Parliament House and Kingston Power Station 1927
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Two locos were used on the brickworks tramway
WAGR S class 0-6-0WT Kitson & Co 1888 & 1892
"Princess" and "Duchess" acquired by WAGR in 1896
S162 & S163

S 162 formerly named "Princess" when owned the GSR,
c. 1900
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Both sold to Federal Govt 1915/16.
Worked on naval base construction then to Canberra 1923.
Sold 1927 to NSW Associated Blue Metal Quarries S162 to Prospect quarry, S163 to Shellharbour.

Ex GSR S class 162 in derelict condition at Prospect quarry 1930
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When sold by WAGR to Fed Govt locos used for construction at Henderson Naval Base before moving to Canberra in 1923.
Ex S162 (Princess) scrapped 1932
Ex S163 (Duchess) scrapped 1938
Photos of the locos at Canberra are rarer than rocking horse poo sadly.
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Railway trucks for disposal - rake of brickworks side tipping trucks at Kingston Power Station c. 1927
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Side tipping brickworks truck at Kingston Power Station
c. 1927
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Brickworks truck c. 1927
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More photographs of the brickworks
> mildenhall.moadoph.gov.au/photos?sort_or…
Brickworks quarry with narrow gauge railway lines
Remnants of railway tracks in Kingston are evidence of the railway system planned for Canberra.
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This track is probably a remnant of the brickworks railway.
Now part of history ....
Map which shows the construction lines.
deakinresidents.asn.au/category/histo…
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Good morning Serviceton!
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D CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE No.324 ON MIXED TRAIN AT SERVICETON - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
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Good Morning Fitzroy!
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