
Loco Inspector Wally Vostatek, 1984

Peterborough engineman Graham Summers in the Broken Hill barracks, 1984

Peterborough engineman Daryl Davies in the Broken Hill barracks, 1984

Peterborough railway adminsistration staff member Tom Blunsden, March 1984

Peterborough railway administration staff member Doug Evans, March 1984

Peterborough railway employee Paul Fatur and Lil Goodwin, 1983

Peterborough railway guard Johnny Weetra, 1981

SWG Heithersay, Grandson of William Heithersay who was a blacksmith in the early days of Petersburg, c. 1980s

Peterborough resident Lance Woods, 1989 (born 1913)

Bruce Madex in front of Peterborough’s Steamtown locomotive PMR 720 in the loco depot roundhouse, 1989

The final Peterborough Homing Club social, 1982. Trevor Brittain, Kevin Rucioch (Peterborough mayor)

Peterborough resident Len Crack, 1980.

Peterborough resident Mrs Shiells (nee Fuller), 1985

Peterborough resident Fred Nourse standing next to his old house at Ucolta, just over the top of Dowd’s hill and to the right (-32.955323, 138.908265), 1985

Port Lincoln railway superintendent and former well-known Peterborough resident David Dowd, 1981

Former Peterborough residents Elvira (Vera) Graham and Nancy Eddy, 1988

Former Peterborough resident Elvira (Vera) Graham, 1987. Vera was the daughter of Otto Klaebe and married EW Marchant, Petersburg photographer.

Peterborough locomotive crew __?, Max Twigden and Eddy Byrne, March 1984

Peterborough engineman Max Twigden, March 1984

Lionel Noble being presented with a service medallion on his retirement, March 1984

Former Peterborough residents Lionel Noble and Laurie Choat, 1987

Railway loco inspector Lionel Noble prior to retirement in 1984

520 Class locomotive 520 crew, 1982. L: Lionel Noble, Keith Fitzpatrick, Tom Kruska (Photo by Roger Currie)

Lionel Noble retirement, March 1984. L to R: Dave Parsons, Lionel Noble, Glen Taylor, Bob Murdoch, John Dew, Maurice Victory, Tom Michaelanny, Graham Haywood, Pat Brooks, Dave Smith.

Peterborough loco inspector Lionel Noble and engineman Max Twigden, March 1984

Allan Welsby on his retirement, c. 1980s

Allan Welsby and Bill Hassan on the former’s retirement, c. 1980s

Peterborough loco inspector Allan Welsby, March 1984

Peterborough railway employees: loco inspector Allan Welsby, traffic inspector Jim McKeough, engineman Dan van den Ende, March 1984

Allan Welsby retirement send off, c. 1980s. L to R: Des Atkins, Bill Hassan, Stan Hodinott, Allan Poole, Allan Welsby, Robert Yates, John Decelis, Tom Michaellaney, Pat Van Ristell, Lionel Noble.

Stan Hodinott and Allan Welsby on the lattter’s retirement, c. 1980s

Blanche Cummings’ (nee Retallack) farm at Erskine, 1989

Blanche Cummings’ (nee Retallack) farm at Erskine, 1989

Blanche Cummings’ (nee Retallack) farm at Erskine, 1989

Blanche Cummings’ (nee Retallack) farm at Erskine, 1989

Peterborough Steamtown railway museum trip, 1983. Engineman Jim Duncan.

Peterborough Steamtown railway museum trip, 1983. Engineman Jim Duncan to right.

Peterborough Steamtown railway museum trip, 1983. Engineman Jim Duncan.

The final Peterborough Homing Club social, 1982. Wally Skeggs (Broken Hill), Trevor Brittain, Jim Duncan, Kevin Rucioch (Mayor).

Peterborough Steamtown railway museum trip, 1983. Engineman Jim Duncan.

Peterborough resident Laurie Lang with a Perkins Bag Lifter, 1985

Peterborough resident Laurie Lang standing in the door of the old Morgan East primary school (-32.955323, 138.908265), 1985

Peterborough Methodist Church reunion and picnic at Amelia Park Ucolta, 1980. L: ? Pomery (back to camera) Fred Nourse, Wally and Mrs Stafford, Gwen Raymond, Mary Garner, Frank Crossing, Rowley Dawson

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Methodist minister Rev Bruce Slater in period costume.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Reg Garner, Mary Garner, Barbara Toop, Mary Klaebe.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Rex Rawlins, Myrtle Rawlins, Dorrie Rawlins.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Rose Winchester and Jack Winchester.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Gwen Dodman and Gwen Raymond to right, Helen Cram behind Gwen Dodman.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Gwen Dodman and Gwen Raymond.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Jack Winchester, Reg Garner, Alan Hern, Frank Crossing.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Peterborough builder George Chapman. George built the front porch on the church building.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Local builder George Chapman.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Miriam Flavel and Bessie Flavel (Nourse). The Nourse family were early settlers just out of Peterborough at Dowd’s Hill and her father, Fred, was a local businessman.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Dora Foote, Olive Adams, Gloria Waterman.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Myrtle Rawlins in period costume.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Rene Simpkin, Della Need.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. __?, Rev Tony Baker (former minister of the church), Headley Morgan (of Yongala), Val McCann

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Jean Dodman, Muriel Crossing, __?

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Colleen O’Toole (driver), Rachael Slater, Bruce Slater.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. Colleen O’Toole (driver), Rachael Slater, Bruce Slater.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980.

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980. John Kelly (left), John Sadler (to left with beard and glasses), Lorace Noble on his left), John Casey holding Matt Casey (centre, white jumper), Doreen Gordon, (next to John Casey), Cynthia Gordon (on Doreen’s left), Tom Weekly (leather jacket next to Cynthia), Robyn Winter (black shawl), Leon Clapp (on right, face obscured).

Peterborough Methodist Church Centenary, October 1980.

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