Helensburgh

Metropolitan Tunnel 1st (Tunnel No. 4)

UPDATE 1 JULY 2018: THIS AREA IS NOW FENCED OFF WITH HOPES THE DECIMATED RARE GLOW WORM COLONY WILL … Continue Reading

Helensburgh Mine

The Wealth Of Helensburgh Is In Its ‘Black Diamonds’ The Metropolitan Colliery, more commonly known … Continue Reading

Robert Hails – Death in the Railway Tunnel

  Killed by a train in a dark tunnel, late at night. One night in 1895, a coal miner from … Continue Reading

Who Discovered Coal at Helensburgh?

So who discovered coal at Helensburgh? (Camp Creek). An extremely interesting article from The … Continue Reading

Helensburgh Centenary 1984 Photos

Writing a lot of stories and recounting events that have shaped Helensburgh, have brought me many … Continue Reading

Helensburgh Public School

125 Years Of Educating The ‘Burgh And Still Plenty To Offer Helensburgh Public School boasts … Continue Reading

Lilyvale – The Almost Forgotten. Part 1

Lilyvale is a beautiful and picturesque area that lies on the southern fringes of the Royal National … Continue Reading

Helensburgh Weather

Helensburghers Just Follow The Rainclouds Home Weather conditions in Helensburgh are generally … Continue Reading

Metropolitan Colliery Dump Siding Over-bridge

While reading a thread on the popular Rail Page forums recently, I discovered a post regarding an … Continue Reading

Lilyvale Tunnels

Lilyvale No.1 Tunnel (Tunnel No. 5) & Lilyvale No.2 (Tunnel No. 6) - Closed While researching … Continue Reading