Steam Tram
Sun 22 October 2023
An old Broken Hill Steam Tram
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This photo is interesting to me. I am writing this post in a house that is in the the picture. It is at the bottom of Billy Goat Hill, the junction of Garnet and Argent Streets. The Steam Tram looks like a noisy and smoky affair. Best of all is the chap in the foreground riding his bicycle.
Tomorrow I’ll ride my bicycle to work down that same way. I will be looking to see which building was the Barrier Dining Rooms . If I took a step ladder maybe I could recreate the photo…
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Bus
Car
Bicycle
Walk
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