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Wood carters at Oodla Wirra railway station, c. 1900s
Wood carters and bullock teams at Oodla Wirra. Photo by L Rasmus.
Oodla Wirra wood carters. Mr Ben Hucks team immediately behind shed. Photo by B. Hucks.
Wood Carting Oodla Wirra, c. 1900
Dawson Football Team, 1914. This team played teams north-east of Petersburg including Oodla Wirra and Mount Grainger. Back (L to R): Ern Smart, Ted Smart, Fred Fuller, Rev Wallaker, Arthur Smart, E Smart, Stephen Smart, Stan Thyer, Bill Kennedy, Herb Meyer. Middle: Ross Fuller, John Nottle, Arthur Thyer, Hurtle Stigwood, George Wilson, Ted Meyers, Edgar Smart, Wes Lambert. Front: Fred Wilson, Bert Wiulliams, Gil watkins, Cliff Mellow, Len Smith. Tom Johnston on horse at back.
Oodla Wirra railway yard looking south, c. 1920s
The Miller family house at Oodla Wirra, c. 1920s
The new Oodla Wirra railway station, c. 1920s. L: G Moller, Fred Woolcock (Station Master), Cecil and Charlie Woods. Photo by L Rasmus
Main Street of Oodla Wirra looking north, c. 1920
Oodla Wirra train order from 1929
Flooding at Oodla Wirra, 1941
Flooding at Oodla Wirra, 1941
Flooding at Oodla Wirra, 1941
Oodla Wirra main street under flood, 1941
Flooding at Oodla Wirra, 1941
Flooding at Oodla Wirra, 1941
Flooding at Oodla Wirra, 1941
Taking on water at the Oodla Wirra narrow gauge railway yard, c. 1950s
Mt Grainger gold mine near Oodla Wirra. The mine was opened in 1895 and it is estimated gold worth $500 000 was extracted.
View from the top of the Mount Grainer gold mine , north of Oodla Wirra, c. 1960
Former narrow gauge railway yard at Oodla Wirra, May 1973
Water column at the Peterborough end of the former narrow gauge Oodla Wirra railway yard, May 1973
The last of the narrow gauge railway at Oodla Wirra, 1973. 164 mile. Site of the overhead tanks.
Site of the old narrow gauge railway yard at Oodla Wirra, May 1973. Only the toilet remains!
Ben Hucks and Edie Hucks at Oodla Wirra, 1973. Before moving into Oodla Wirra, Ben and Edie had a farm at Nantabibbie.
Mrs Edie Hucks of Oodla Wirra (wife of Ben Hucks), 1991
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