Helensburgh

Helensburgh Sri Venkateswara Temple

What’s A Temple Like Hindu Doing In A ‘Burgh Like This? Helensburgh’s Sri Venkateswara Temple is … Continue Reading

Coalcliff Jetty Mine

I don't know how many times as a child I would ride in the family car along the 'Coast Road' … 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 Coal

What Comes Out Of The Mine And Where Does It Go? The Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh’s … Continue Reading

Lilyvale Tunnels

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

Metropolitan Tunnel 1st (Tunnel No. 4)

MARCH 2019 - (By Merilyn House)  On 21 Deccember 2018 a new reserve was established in Helensburgh.  … Continue Reading

Lilyvale – The Almost Forgotten. Part 2

Some great captures of the life and times of Lilyvale during the late nineteenth and early twentieth … 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