I only had one opportunity of photographing these images. They are not all facing the same direction but most are taken with the camera facing towards Melbourne. Some of what you see will no longer exist.
Looking towards the Campaspe River from the boundary of the land leased by Hanson Quarries. Note the Z Guard's van body behind the drum.
About face, looking towards the quarry and Heathcote.
A little way along.
The first cutting.
Cutting bank.
Emerging from the cutting.
The next cutting.
A closer view.
Next cutting, Up side wall.
Same cutting, centre view.
Brick lined water race. Directs storm water flow to culvert under the line.
A view from the top.
Towards the quarry, a little further along, left view.
Towards the quarry, centre view.
Towards the quarry, right view.
Old shed on the north side of the line.
A culvert well down below the line. Not stealing the drum, clearing the culvert.
Curving towards the quarry, from the culvert.
Looking back towards the river approach, from near the culvert.
Continuing towards the quarry entrance.
Continuing from underground pipeline location, left view.
Continuing from underground pipeline location, centre view.
Continuing from underground pipeline location, right view. Quarry operation in background.
Looking back towards the Campaspe River.
Continuing towards the quarry entrance.
The remains of a rail bridge over a washaway, looking straight ahead towards Axedale. Visible from Quarry Road - if you know where to look.
Old crusher plant. Now used as a washing plant. The only surviving evidence of Deane's Siding location.
From the Axedale racecourse Platform site towards the Campaspe River - 2012.
At the end of the golf course - 2012.
Between the golf course and the river - 2012.
Eppalock Road from the Bendigo side approach bank - 2012.
Approach bank looking west, toward Bendigo - 2012.
Eppalock Road, under the original railway bridge (Native Creek) - 2012.
Eppalock Road, Campaspe River side approach bank, viewed from Eppalock Road - 2012.
Campaspe River bridge remains in the river - 2012.
Part of original bridge footings and piers in the Campaspe River - 2012.
Original trestles on east side of Campaspe River, taken a little further upstream - 2012.
Campaspe River bridge remains and trestles on the East bank - 2012.
An old track to the Axedale Golf Course. Probably used as the path from the platform to the old Axedale Racecourse grounds.
Near the Axedale Golf Course looking towards the platform. Not the old sleepers.
Looking into the cutting from the South bank.
Looking into the cutting from the North bank.
Axedale Racecourse Platform is just beyond the sign in the centre.
The end of the up grade before the platform.
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