There was also a light railway for construction of the breakwaters for the harbour. They were built to narrow the harbour entrance to increase the speed of the tidal flow to overcome a recurring siltation problem.

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> On 2 Apr 2021, at 6:06 pm, Mal Rowe mal.rowe@...> wrote:

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> During my recent sojourn on Australia's South Island I visited the Eric Thomas Gallery Museum in Queenstown.

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> https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/attraction/ericthomasgalleymuseum

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> I highly recommend it if you are in the area.

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> Tucked away among the 30 rooms of displays and hundreds of photos was the attached pic.

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> The horse tram at Cape Sorell connected the lighthouse marking the entrance to Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's west coast with a more protected location where boats could deliver people and supplies to keep the light going.

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> https://lighthouses.org.au/tas/cape-sorell-lighthouse/

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> The tramway operated from 1900 to 1946.

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> Mal Rowe - impressed impressed with the effort made by the woman (presumably the lighthouse keeper's wife) to "keep up appearances".

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