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Old 29-09-11, 12:03
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Noojee has been ravaged by bush fires on a regular basis over the years . I don't think the population figure has changed much since the 1940's. A bus service still runs daily between Warragul and Noojee. The last Noojee mainline train ran in 1954, to take residents to Warragul for the Queen's visit .

During its heyday, various narrow gauge lines spread out from the many saw mills into the bush for miles . Cute little company owned steam locos were all over the place . It was quite a feat getting the main line there into Noojee, it's downfall was the many wooden trestle bridges , they burnt down more than once and the cost of rebuilding them didn't justify as the traffic was down to one train a week towards the 1940's.

I believe that garage building is still there today . Did anyone spot the three brands of petrol bowsers ? L to R: Shell, Mobil and COR, that was the norm in those days. The car is a Prefect . The kid would be in his 60's now.



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