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It was my interest in the railways associated with the Shale Oil Industry that got me into bushwalking.  It is reflected in much of the reference material I have collected & use.

It is ironic that an industry that laid waste to so much bushland could lead a love of bushwalking.

I also find other aspects of development, like roads, bridges and early settlements, fascinating too. 

When I'm walking I am always on the lookout for relics of of early development.  You'd be surprised where you find them.

When you think about the way we live and what we take for granted you really have to wonder about and admire the people who lived and worked in those isolated industrial communities.

Our lives would be so different without the modern transport facilities and communication systems we use.

Historical Books

Brown, Jim W, Bent Backs, Industrial Printing Co, 1989, ISBN 0 646 05172 5

Pells, Philip and Hammon, Philip, The Burning Mists of Time, WriteLight, 2009, ISBN 978 09775639 6 8

William Bayley, Lapstone Zig Zag Railway, Locomotion Productions, 1975, ISBN 0 909587 07 3

Gibbs, Shallard & Co, An Illustrated Guide to Sydney 1882 (Facsimile Edition), Angus & Robertson, 1982, ISBN 0 207 14433 8

Birmingham, Judy, Jack, Ian and Jeans, Dennis, Industrial Archaeology in Australia (Rural Industry), Heinemann Publishers Australia Pty Ltd, 1983

Barrett, Jim, Narrow Neck and the Birth of Katoomba, self published, 1996, ISBN 0 646 30440 2

Katoomba Rotary Club, Old Leura and Katroomba, self published, 1982, ISBN 0 9593411 0 2

Brownscombe, Ross, On Suspect Terrain, Forever Wild Press, 2004, ISBN 0 646 43876 X

Barrett, Jim, Place Names of the Blue Mountains and Burragorang Valley, self published, 1994, ISBN 646 21701 1

Aston, Neil, Rails, Roads & Bridges, self published, 1988, ISBN 0 9588163 1 X

Dept of Main Roads NSW, The Roadmakers - A History of Main Roads in NSW, Dept of Main Roads NSW, 1976, ISBN 0 7240 0439 4

Eardley, Gifford and Stephens, Eric, The Shale Railways of New South Wales, Australian Railway Historical Society, 2000, ISBN 0 909650 03 9 

Bruce Jefferys, The Story of Capertee, self published, late 1990s?

Stephens EM, The Wolgan Valley Railway, 1959, Australian Railway Historical Society, December 1959

Deane, Henry, The Wolgan Valley Railway - Its Construction, 2004, Australian Railway Historical Society, 2004, ISBN 0 909650 61 6

   

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