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JA Leak general store at Gladstone, c. 1880
F Korber saddler at Gladstone c. 1880
George Weste’s tinsmith shop at Gladstone, c. 1880
George Weste’s tinsmith shop at Gladstone, c. 1880
Booyoolee Hotel at Gladstone prior to 1880. A second floor was added in 1880.
Vaccination notice for Ruby Fuller of Gladstone, 1887
Vaccination notice for Linda Fuller of Gladstone, 1887
Gladstone Loco Shed staff. Rear (L to R): Bert Wynes, Jack Rowe, Syd Hicks, Dick Box, Charlies Berry, Joe Crombie, Paddy Hannigan, Jimmy Harris. Middle: Bustler Brown, Mr Topperwein (Loco Foreman), Tom Norrish, Ray Sedunary. Front: Jack ?, __?.
Cattle sales at Gladstone, 1933. (Source unknown)
Building the Gladstone railway barracks, c. 1920s
Workers building barracks and station at Gladstone, c. 1920s
Gladstone railway station, c. 1930 (source unknown)
Gladstone railway station from the rear, c. 1930s
Gladstone railway station, c. 1930s
Gladstone railway station and yard, c. 1930s
Early Gladstone railway station, c. 1930 (source unknown)
T Class locomotive 213 accident in the Gladstone yard, c. 1940s
Aftermath of T Class locomotive 213 accident in the Gladstone yard, c. 1940s
T Class locomotive 213 accident in the Gladstone yard, c. 1940s
T Class locomotive 213 accident in the Gladstone yard, c. 1940s
T Class locomotive 213 accident in the Gladstone yard, c. 1940s
T Class locomotive 213 accident in the Gladstone yard, c. 1940s
T Class locomotive 213 accident in the Gladstone yard, c. 1940s
Gladstone railway yard, c. 1940s
Gladstone railway yard and loco depot, c. 1940s
Brill 100 at Gladstone loco depot, c. 1950s. This railcar worked on the Wilmington line.
Gladstone railway yard, c. 1950s
Gladstone railway loco depot turntable, c. 1950s
Engineman Arthur Creeper of Gladstone, c. 1950s
Gladstone railway work gang, c. 1950s
T Class locomotives at night in the Gladstone loco depot, c. 1950s
Derailment in the Gladstone yard, 26 May 1951
Gladstone railway yard, c. 1954. Note the narrow and broad gauge tracks.
Gladstone engineman Arthur Creeper, 1959
T Class locomotive 240 at Gladstone near the coal gantry, c. 1960s. Arno Ramp engineman.
400 Class locomotive 402 leaving Gladstone, c. 1960s
Gladstone loco depot, c. 1960s
T Class locomotive 244 at Gladstone near the coal gantry, c. 1960s.
250 Class Bluebird departing Gladstone for Adelaide, c. 1960s
Brill 104 on the dead end at Gladstone loco, 1960
Wilmington Brill 100 rail car in the Gladstone yard, c. 1960s
T Class locomotives 240 and 253 at night in the Gladstone loco depot, c. 1960s
Narrow gauge Brill 104 and standard gauge Bluebird 257 at Gladstone, c. 1960s
Railcars at Gladstone, c. 1960s. Left: Adelaide Bluebird; Centre: Wilmington railcar; Right: Peterborough railcar
Gladstone railway engineman Arno Ramp, 1960
Gladstone engineman Roy Abell and family, c. 1960s
Gladstone railway guard Butch Gurney, 1966
T Class locomotive 253 mixed 253 at Gladstone, 26 June 1967
Gladstone railway yard taken from the coal gantry, 1967
T Class locomotive on the Gladstone loco depot turntable, 1967
Engineman Jock Bain, T Class locomotive 253 on the Gladstone loco depot turntable, 1967.
500 Class locomotive at Gladstone loco depot, 1967
T Class locomotive 243 at Gladstone, 7 February 1967
Gladstone railway employees Bill Maloney and Mick Ryles, 1967
Broad gauge 500 Class locomotive 513 at Gladstone loco depot, 1967. Peterborough engineman and fireman Reg Keatch and Glen Symonds
Broad gauge 500 Class locomotive 513 at Gladstone loco depot, 1967. Peter Eiffe on ground, Reg Keatch in cabin, Glen Symonds at rear.
Merv Clayton, Gladstone engineman, 1967
Gladstone Stationmaster Tom Blucher, 1967
Peterborough engineman Jock Bain and fireman Arnold Ramp at Gladstone, 1967
Loco sub-foreman Harold Whittenbury and chargeman Jim Duffy at Gladstone, 1967
Gladstone railway employee Harold Whittenbury, 1967
SAR guard T Faulkner, Gladstone, 1967
SAR guard T Faulkner Gladstone, 1967
Standardisation ballast bin at Gladstone, 1968.
400 Class locomotive 402 at Gladstone, 6 December 1969
400 Class locomotive 402 on the turntable at the Gladstone loco depot, 6 December 1969. Fred Pisani fireman.
400 Class locomotive 402 taking on water at Gladstone, 6 December 1969. Fireman Chris Stauro on the tender.
Peterborough railway employees Frank Muller and Peter Brady (MIC driver) at Gladstone, August 1969.
830 Class 849 Gladstone, 1 December 1969
Gladstone loco depot, 6 December 1969. Narrow gauge 830 Class locomotives 862 and 856 on the main line entering the yard while the standard gauge 500 Class locomotive training train is waiting to enter. Gladstone rail camp adjacent to the barracks. 856 (second engine) was the first 830 class to work on the Peterborough Division.
H Thom’s drawing of a Terowie signal story as told by Claude Robinson of Gladstone
T Class locomotive 251 at Gladstone, c. 1970s
Gladstone grain silo and ballast bin, 1971
Old narrow gauge rolling stock stored at Gladstone awaiting scrapping, 1972. Trucks were sold to Sims Metal.
Gladstone railway yard, 1972
Gladstone railway yard, 1972
Gladstone railway yard, 1972. Coal gantry and station in the distance.
Gladstone coal gantry, 1972. Note the two gauges.
Gladstone railway yard taken from the coal gantry, 1972
Gladstone loco depot and turntable, taken from the coal gantry, 1972
Gladstone railway yard, 1972
Gladstone ballast bin in the Gladstone yard, 1972
The old Hick’s railway siding near Gladstone, 1972
The old Hick’s railway siding near Gladstone, 1972
Gladstone railway signalman Peter Moller, 1972
Peterborough railway guard and Gladstone Yard Master, Fred Matthews, 1972
Gladstone railway employees, 1972
Gladstone railway chargeman Gordon Frazer, 1972
Jack Snoad, SA Railways Gladstone Station Master, 1972
Gladstone Loco Sub Foreman Harold Whittenbury, 1973. He was the last Loco Foreman for Gladstone.
Harold Whittenbury (glasses) on the day of his retirement, with men from Gladstone loco depot, 1973
Harold Whittenbury (glasses) with men from the Gladstone loco, 1973
Harold Whittenbury, Loco Sub Foreman Gladstone, ringing the Gladstone loco bell for his last time, 1973
Gladstone loco depot staff on the occasion of Harold Whittenbury’s retirement, 1973. (L to R): Rodney Kotz (cleaner), Jeff Reynolds (carpenter), Andy Dalton (fitter’s assistant), Gordon Fraser (chargeman), Lionel Ryles (train examiner). Harold Whittenbury (seated).
Jim Duffy, railway chargeman at Gladstone, 1973
Jim Duffy, Gladstone chargeman in his office, 1973
Jim Duffy, railway chargeman at Gladstone, 1973
Gladstone shunter engineman Claude Robinson Gladstone, 1973
Gladstone shunter driver Claude Robinson with St John medals won in Australia wide railway ambulance competitions, 1973
Gladstone loco prior to the demolition of the coal gantry, 1974
Gladstone loco depot prior to the demolition of the coal gantry, 1974
Gladstone loco depot prior to the demolition of the coal gantry, 1974
Gladstone loco depot prior to the demolition of the coal gantry, 1974. Car 31 used by Department Officers. The old horse box was used as a narrow gauge accident train.
Narrow gauge vehicles in the Gladstone railway yard, 1974.
Gladstone loco depot turntable, 1974
Gladstone narrow gauge loco depot, October 1974. The room at the bottom of the tank was used for air brake lectures on Sunday mornings.
Gladstone ballast works for laying standard gauge line, 1974. Taken from the top of the ballast bin.
Gladstone ballast works for laying standard gauge line, 1974. Pat Brennan, Bill Giddings and Gary Kellaway.
Brian Wiliams, ganger in charge at Gladstone, 1974
Brian Wiliams, ganger in charge at Gladstone, 1974
Gladstone ballast workers for laying standard gauge line, 1974. L: Rodney Moore, Graham Witty, Ray Hemmerling, Charlie Guthridge, Ian Hocking.
Gladstone district foreman Albert Bonham and Phil Gordon, 1975
Railway shunter Lionel Ryles of Gladstone, 1975
Gladstone railway employees. L to R: Lionel Ryles, Les Jolly, Tony Wendland, Bob Lester, 1975
Gladstone Guard Jim Magna (in brake van) and Wilmington Station Master Steve Smith, 1975
Gladstone District Foreman Albert Bonham, 1975
250 up goods departing Gladstone, August 1975. Rear of loco shed at centre.
Leo Landers on 830 Class locomotive 865 in the Gladstone yard, August 1975
Gladstone railway yard, August 1975. Narrow gauge poison train on right. L to R: Jim Magna, Fred Matthews, Kevin Coulter (Station Master), Lionel Ryles.
Demolition of the Gladstone coal gantry, January 1975
Gladstone railway yard, August 1975. Caltex siding to the far right.
Gladstone loco depot and turntable, 1975
Rewatering and refuelling 520 Class locomotive at Gladstone, 1977. Leo Landers in the foreground.
Rewatering and refuelling 520 Class locomotive 520 at Gladstone, 1977
Railway employee ‘Wogga’ Nash at Gladstone, 1979
Old Gladstone narrow gauge loco depot, 1988. The old narrow gauge entrance to the yard has been removed.
Gladstone railway yard, 1988
Gladstone railway yard, 1988
Old Gladstone narrow gauge loco depot and turntable, 1988
400 Class locomotive 409 in the Gladstone yard, 1988
Disused SAR trucks at Gladstone, April 1992
Gladstone railway yard, April 1992
Former Gladstone railway barracks, 1992
Looking toward the Gladstone loco depot, April 1992
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