Ruined Castle Tramways & Mines
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Maps: LPI Jamison 89302N GR: 493 608 Track Notes: Comments: A complex series of mines was dug under the Ruined Castle in the early 1900s. The mines were a rich source of oil-shale. The oil shale was transported from the mines along horsedrawn tramways, initially to the Aerial Cableway & after its collapse, all the way back to Katoomba. Collapsed mine adits, the tramway benches & the mullock heaps can still be seen today. Keen observers might be lucky enough to see the ocassional relics - broken glass, part of a skip, a length of tramway track or the like. |
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