Steam Traction Engine

[wigz]

A steam traction on display at Kinchega Woolshed with some nice rust.


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[Alan]

Nice colours and textures. I haven't been to Kinchega since the early 70's. Fond memories

[wigz]

Thanks Alan, that must have been in the early days of the national park

[Alan]

It was Alan. I used to go out there as a Tech Assistant for Canberra College for Advanced Education (as it was then), student field trips.
We stayed in the old and very basic old shearers quarters with pit toilets and showers that had to be heated with an old boiler. Shirley, an ex shearer's cook and husband, used to come and cook on an old wood stove in the big kitchen/dining room for about 50 of us. Good times

[wigz]

The shearers quarters have been improved somewhat - air conditioning, and hot showers. I didn't stay there but they look quite good.

[Isac]

Wonderful stuff Alan, colours and textures are next level. I love the old machinery, such clever inventions for their time and reminds us of how far we have come in such a very short time.

[wigz]

Thanks Isac.

The notes said it was "walked" up from Melbourne but the need to cart water for it made it no more efficient than the bullock teams it replaced. It was then used to drive the powered shears.

[Isac]

Smart people back then with their engineering skills. They were always experimenting and testing their inventions so they probably worked out that powering the shears wasn't a total waste.

[wigz]

I'm sure they made good use of it