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The Navarre branch line was in the Wimmera region of the Victoria and was connected to Ben Nevis on the Avoca line.
Opened in 1914, closed in 1954. Agricultural produce and timber were the main goods.
The Ararat Advertiser Thu 14 May 1914 Page 2
CROWLANDS TO NAVARRE RAILWAY
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In 1928 passenger services were daily except Saturdays.
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Navarre 1922
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Named after the medieval European Kingdom of Navarre
Layout for Navarre as opened in 1914
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Interesting account of a runaway engine that took off from the yard at Navarre in 1940.

Stawell Historical Society
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K174 on the turntable at Navarre

'Disaster averted at Navarre after runaway train | Digging up the past' Ararat Advertiser JULY 29 2020
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Joel station.
Not dated probably c. 1920
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K 174 departing Crowlands 1953
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K 174 Landsborough (West)
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Lovely photograph,
The fortnightly goods train to Navarre has called into Landsborough Railway station 1953
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Shunting at Joel
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1953
'Navarre railway centenary celebrations'
The Stawell Times-News 17 June 2014
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13 Sep
Benalla to Tatong branch line opened in 1914.
Closed from the Oil Sidings to Tatong in 1947.
Benalla to the Oil Sidings closed in 1988. Image
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13 Sep
Good Morning Picola!
Nurmurka to Nathalia railway opened 1888,
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Katamatite railway was built as a tramway from Dookie opened 1890. Two years later VR took over the line, upgraded to normal VR standards.
Shepparton to Dookie VR railway was opened in 1888.
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THE DOOKIE TO KATAMATITE RAILWAY.
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Rushworth railway branched off the Goulburn Valley Line at Murchison East. Opened 1890.
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12 Sep
Good Morning Bolangum!
The Bolangum branch opened in stages:
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Marnoo - Bolangum 1927
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1928 timetable for Marnoo and Bolangum.
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G'day Wensleydale (Victoria)!
Moriac to Wensleydale VR branch line opened 1890 closed 1948. Line used to transport firewood, gravel and brown coal, passenger services non existent after 1910 or so. During WW2 passenger trains to support Army at Gherang.
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A turntable was located at Wensleydale.
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Wensleydale, Victoria. A Roll of Honour for men in the district who enlisted for WWI. Their photographs are included.
AWM
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