User:Steve300659

Hi & Hello to All !
I'm a Perfectionist & don't know whether that's Good, Bad, Indifferent or Not ? I Hate Wrong Info ! If you can improve on the Info Accurately, go for your life ! I'm learning, so think about it, I am ! Experimenting on this Page & in my 1 Sandbox, Doing Cut & Pasts etc, Need a Separate Workbox(s) ? for this ? I'll try to put in : Cites / References, Links etc, Hunter Region or Hunter Region Council Areas in Green

Last & Most Important of all : Steve300659 (talk) 01:11, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

Get some sort of Bio on here so you know my Strengths
eventually & maybe ? Was good @ Geography & Industrial Arts @ High School. Spent 17 Odd Years in Electricity Generation in NSW, Australia, Working Hol's in between elsewhere.
 * Trade Background (Master Craftsperson Certificate of Proficiency)
 * 2 Post Trade Qual's
 * Engineering Background (Journeyperson Engineer as an Engineer once said to me knowing my background)

Have an interest in :

 * Past NSW Perway, Old Disused Railway Reserves / Easements etc,
 * Snowy_Mountains_Scheme,
 * National Electricity Market : National High Voltage Grid (AEMO / Australian Energy Market Operator),
 * Browsing the w3 looking @ things.

Projects & Interests Below
Kind Regards & Tks, Steve. Steve300659 (talk) 00:46, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

S. I. / Metrication
The Spelling needs to be respected as it's an International System of ? Metre = A Unit of Measurement Meter = A Device for Reading a Direct Value

Litre = A Unit of Measurement Liter = ?

Collarenbri / Collarindabri NSW
It is 16 km from Pokataroo which was the nearest railway town prior to closure of the rail service there.

Pokataroo Railway Line
The Pokataroo railway line is a railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It branches from the Walgett line at Burren Junction, and opened in 1906. There are signs of the line being constructed across the Barwon River all the way to Collarenebri, New South Wales

Another development during the mid 1800s, was the construction of railway lines throughout NSW, which provided an effective network of transportation for people and freight. In order to improve transport, a railway line was proposed to run from Narrabri to Walgett and Collarenebri. The project saw many delays and this resulted in the establishment of new villages at temporary terminuses. The line did not originally reach Collarenebri, terminating 13 km south-east, at Pokataroo. This was due to the Railway Department deciding that it would be too expensive to construct the necessary bridges, if the line was to continue to Collarenebri The railway line was later extended to service Collarenebri. (Terry Kass, 2003, p. 29).

Tamworth Country Music Festival

 * duration           = 10 Days
 * frequency          = Annual
 * scheduling         = Same Period each Year
 * date               =  Mid to Late January

Tamworth, New South Wales
Both re:- Tamworth Country Music Festival

Alpine Way
?

Hunter Region
The Geographic Centre of the Hunter Region is approximately 100KM Northwest of Newcastle and 10KM South of Muswellbrook @ Mt Arthur -32.36322°N, 150.85847°W Equidistant from Ulan in the West, Ellerston in the Northeast and Newcastle to the Southeast.

The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately 120 km to 310 km north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and south. Situated at the northern end of the Sydney Basin bioregion, the Hunter Valley is one of the largest river valleys on the NSW coast, and is most commonly known for its wineries and coal industry.

Hunter Region is not the Hunter (River) Valley Region or Hunter River Valley Catchment.

"There are numerous other towns and villages scattered across the region in the eleven? (8) local government areas (LGAs) that make up the region."

Areas or ? that aren't in the Hunter Valley, Hunter River Valley Region or Hunter River Valley Catchment Lake Macquarie City Council or Lake Macquarie (New South Wales) is just South and doesn't want to be part of Newcastle &/or the Hunter Region Mid-Coast Council was formed by a merger of City of Greater Taree, Gloucester Shire and Great Lakes Council to the North

Towns and cities
The Hunter Region includes four cities. In order of population these are Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Maitland and Cessnock. Newcastle, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River, is the second largest city in the region, although its immediate metropolitan area includes Lake Macquarie, and its statistical division also includes parts of the Maitland, Cessnock and Port Stephens areas. Other major centres of the Hunter Region are Dungog, Gloucester, Kurri Kurri, Muswellbrook, Raymond Terrace, Scone and Singleton.

Upper Hunter Valley
Change of/to Upper Hunter Valley Upper Hunter Valley is a Sub-region and may refer to:- Part of the Hunter Region, a geographical region of New South Wales, Australia. It covers approx 50% of Hunter Region (Hunter Region in Green ) and most of Upper Hunter Shire, Muswellbrook Shire and Singleton Shire and the North Eastern parts of the Mid-Western Regional Council. The Hunter River Catchment covers the Upper part of Hunter River, Goulburn River to the West. Some of the Major Industries are:-
 * Wine Producing
 * Coal Production
 * Electricity Generation
 * Milk Production
 * Horse Breeding

Bylong
Bylong, New South Wales

Bylong has a railway crossing loop, 1km East on the Sandy Hollow ~ Gulgong (Originally Maryvale) railway line. The railway passes through a 2km long tunnel in the Bylong Range, 8km to the East-Southeast (-32.43639°N, 150.20014°W) between the Bylong River & Murrumbo Creek Valleys, Murrumbo & Kerrabee tunnels lie further to the East & Wollar tunnel to the West.

Bylong Valley

The valley is split by a short ridge roughly one third of the way from its western end. The headwaters start in the Great Dividing Range to the North & West on Nullo Mountain.

The Bylong Valley carries the Sandy Hollow ~ Gulgong (Originally Maryvale) cross-country railway line which passes under Coxs Gap with a tunnel, and the Bylong Valley Way which climbs over the ridge through the gap. The path across this ridge is steep and winding, and is known as Coxs Gap.

The boundary between Muswellbrook Shire Council and the Mid-Western Regional Council area is right on the crest of Coxs Gap.

Bylong River -32.65256°N, 150.20919°W

Bylong River rises in the Eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range in the Central Tablelands, 12km North of Nullo Mountain, within Wollemi National Park and flows generally North, joined by seven tributaries, including the Growee River, before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River, north of the village of Bylong. The river descends 530 m over its 48 km course.

Bylong River rises in the central tablelands of the Capertee Valley, within Wollemi National Park, on the north-western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Goat Mountain, and flows generally north-east, joined by seven tributaries, including the Growee River, before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River, north of the village of Bylong. The river descends 530 m over its 48 km course.

The Goulburn River which is the western 1/3 of the Hunter catchment, eventually flows into the Hunter River @ Denman & is a major waterway which flows into the Tasman Sea at Newcastle.

Growee River -32.72189°N, 150.18581°W

Growee River rises in the Eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range in the Central Tablelands, 2.25 km NorthWest of Nullo Mountain, northeast of Rylstone and flows generally northwest then north northeast, then north by west then northeast, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Bylong River near Bylong. The river descends 407 metres (1,335 ft) over its 42 kilometres (26 mi) course.[2]

The Bylong Valley Way crosses the Growee River at multiple points from below Growee Mountain in the south to near the town of Bylong in the north.[2]

Bylong Valley Way

The Sandy Hollow–Gulgong railway line and part of the Merriwa railway line, which form the Australian Rail Track Corporation's Ulan line between Muswellbrook and Gulgong, follow the same valleys as the Bylong Valley Way from near the Golden Highway to near Bylong, where the railway line continues west as the road turns south.

The Ulan line crosses the road three times, twice at level crossings and once on a bridge over the road. One level crossing is close to the Golden Highway while the other is close to Bylong. The railway bridge is on the western side of Coxs Gap, between the level crossings.

The Gwabegar railway line crosses the road on at a level crossing the northern side of Rylstone.

All three of the level crossings have flashing warning lights but not boom gates.

Water Supply
Water in the scheme is stored in three principal dams and their associated reservoirs: Tallowa Dam, Fitzroy Falls Dam and Wingecarribee Dam. Wingecarribee River is a tributary of Warragamba River, so water pumped into Wingecarribee Reservoir can be released into Warragamba Dam and hence the Sydney water supply. Water can also be released into the Nepean Dam via a rock cutting known as Glenquarry Cut can be transferred to Sydney via tunnels from Nepean to Avon to Cordeaux to Cataract & Pumped into the Canal. Water from the Nepean Dam to Wollongong via Avon Dam.

Power generation
In addition to its water supply capabilities which supplements water supplies to the Sydney area, the Shoalhaven Scheme also comprises two hydro-power facilities, with total generating capacity of 240 MW. The flexibility of the scheme is that it can operate as either a pump or a generator. During off peak periods, it utilises excess electricity from the grid to pump water back up to the reservoir(s) as pumped storage. The two power stations are: The Kangaroo Valley and Bendeela power stations were completed in 1977 as a joint project between the Electricity Commission of New South Wales and the NSW Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board. Management has subsequently been passed from those bodies to Origin Energy and the Sydney Catchment Authority.

Kangaroo Valley Power Station
Kangaroo Valley Power Station in the Kangaroo Valley has two 80 MW pump turbines, for a total electricity generating capacity of 160 MW. From Bendeela Pondage, the Kangaroo Valley Pumping and Power Station lifts water a further 480 m to Fitzroy Falls Reservoir via a tunnel, shaft, pipeline, and canal. Water available for hydro-electric power generation is discharged back down the conduits, driving turbines as it returns to Bendeela Pondage, through the Bendella power and then Lake Yarrunga.

Bendeela Pondage
Bendeela Pondage, completed in 1972, is an earth and rockfill embankment dam structure located above the Bendeela Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Power Station on the Shoalhaven River / Kangaroo River which both go into the Tallowa Dam and the Kangaroo Valley Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Power Station. It's a small storage buffer dam for between the two Pumped-storage Hydroelectric Power Station's.

Bendeela Power Station
Bendeela Power Station has two 40 MW pump turbines, for a total of 80 MW of electricity generating capacity. Bendeela Pumping and Power Station, located on the Kangaroo River arm of Lake Yarrunga, lifts water 127 m to Bendeela Pondage.

Tallowa Dam / Lake Yarrunga
Tallowa Dam / Lake Yarrunga

Kangaroo River (Shoalhaven), Shoalhaven River

Bendeela Power Station, Bendeela hydroelectric pumping station

Bendeela Pondage

Kangaroo Valley Hydroelectric Power Station

Glenquarry Cut ?
Brennings Gully, Glenquarry Ck, Doudles Folly Ck Nepean River, Nepean Dam,

Australian Broadcasting Corporation ~ ABC Board
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'CURRENT MODIFIED'

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Television {{Main|ABC Television}}

The ABC operates 6 national television channels : 2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. 3 have the same programming (Ch2 is the original ABC, Ch20 is HD, Ch21 is a duplicate of Ch2, 22 is shared between Kids & Comedy, 23 is Me & 24 is News There is also an additional 10 audio only channels, 5 for Radio & 5 from an Internet ?

Programming Lineup

ABC, the Corporation's original television service, receives the bulk of funding for television and shows first-run comedy, drama, documentaries, and news and current affairs. In each state and territory a local news bulletin is shown at 7{{nbsp}}pm nightly.

ABC Kids (originally ABC For Kids on 2 and ABC 4 Kids) is a new preschool children's block featuring children's programming aimed at the 0 to 5 age groups. ABC Kids broadcasts during ABC2's downtime, from 5{{nbsp}}am to 7:30{{nbsp}}pm daily.

ABC Comedy (originally ABC2), launched in 2005, shows comedic content in addition to some repeats from ABC TV of which the amount has decreased gradually since ABC Comedy's inception. It is not a 24-hour channel, but is broadcast daily from 7:30{{nbsp}}pm to around 2{{nbsp}}am the following night. The channel shares airspace with the ABC Kids programming block from 5{{nbsp}}am to 7:30{{nbsp}}pm.

ABC Me (originally ABC3) became a fully fledged channel on 4 December 2009, but has been part of the electronic guide line-up since 2008, broadcasting an ABC1 simulcast until 4 December 2009, then an ABC Radio simulcast and teaser graphic until its official launch. It is broadcast from 6{{nbsp}}am to 9{{nbsp}}pm daily, and consists of a broad range programmes aimed at a young audience aged 6–15, with a core demographic of 8–12.

ABC News (originally ABC News 24), a 24-hour news channel, featuring the programming from ABC News and Current Affairs, selected programs from the BBC World News channel, coverage of the Federal Parliament's Question Time, documentaries and factual, arts programming and state or national election coverage.

{{Main|ABC Radio and Regional Content}} The ABC operates a network of 54 local radio stations, in addition to four other national networks and an international service Radio Australia. In addition, DiG Radio launched on digital platforms in 2002, currently offering three separate stations.

These are the five national networks:

ABC Local Radio is the Corporation's flagship radio network with a station in each broadcast area. These are networked together in various ways depending on programming at certain times to become a regional, a multi regional, a sub-state, state, multi state or a national network. There are 54 individual stations, each with a similar format consisting of locally presented light entertainment, news, talk back, music, sport and interviews, in addition to some national programming such as 7:45AM News & AM, Conversations, (State) The Country Hour in rural areas &/or The World Today, Australia Wide & PM, Evenings, Nightlife & Overnights, Saturday Night Country, Australia All Over and Grandstand sporting events.

Radio National broadcasts more than 60 special interest programmes per week covering a range of topics including music, comedy, book readings, radio dramas, poetry, science, health, the arts, religion, social history and current affairs.

ABC News is a rolling news service, previously known as the Parliamentary and News Network and ABC NewsRadio. The service was established to broadcast federal parliamentary sittings, to relieve the local ABC radio network from this intermittent task, and to provide a news service at other times. The network broadcasts news on a 24/7 format with updates on the quarter-hour. Much of its news content is produced by the ABC itself, however many programmes are relayed from the BBC World Service, NPR, Deutsche Welle, Radio Netherlands and CNN Radio.

ABC Classic was the ABC's first FM radio service. It was originally known simply as "ABC FM", and for a short time{{quantify|eg "until [year] as"|date=April 2013}} "ABC Fine Music". Its format borrowed heavily from community stations that eventually founded the Fine Music Network, as well as BBC Radio 3.

Triple J is the national youth radio network, and broadcasts contemporary alternative and independent music; it is targeted at people aged 18–35. While the network plays music from around the world, it has a strong focus on local artists. Triple J was formerly known as "Double Jay" when it launched in Sydney on 19 January 1975.

1? Divisions  & Branches

ABC Radio ((Local Radio) Branch) Network, 54 Local Radio Stations
8 Capital City Stations & 46 Regional, 52 Webcast (ex ABC Katherine & ABC Upper Hunter), Broken down into States then ? Programming can vary ? (NSW) Regional Country Mornings (NSW) Country form a Network for The Country Hour @ Noon then The World @ Noon @ 1PM

ABC Sydney = Ch 25
Evenings is Statewide

ABC Newcastle
Some

ABC Upper Hunter
OLD

NEW Upper Hunter Valley add
 * A Radio Broadcasting Sub-region

New Infobox radio station, most transferred, a lot added !

Call– Area Served Frequency Purpose Polarisation Latitude Longitude Licence sign (MHz)  Pattern d m s d m s Number   Power (W) Call Area Served Freq Purpose Pol/Pat Pow(W) d m s d m s Number 2UH Muswellbrook 1044 National DA 2k -32 13 54 150 55 9 1150288 2HVR Muswellbrook 105.7 National M OD 16k -32 8 31 150 46 59 1198643 2HVR Murrurundi 96.9 National M OD 80 -31 43 39 150 50 38 1155299 2HVR Merriwa 101.9 National M OD 50 -32 7 37 150 18 46 1198629 2HVR Ravensworth Mine 94.9 Retransmission V OD 50 -32 26 5 151 0 15 10070573 2HVR Liddell Mine 90.1 Retransmission V DA 50 -32 24 30 151 2 1 10643801 2HVR Bulga Mine 90.1 Retransmission V OD 40 -32 40 16 151 5 53 10557538

Polarisation For VHF FM radio and television, the polarisation may be H (Horizontal), V (Vertical), M (Mixed) or D (Dual). For MF AM radio and Digital radio, the polarisation is vertical. Antenna pattern Antenna radiation patterns may be OD (OmniDirectional) or DA (Directional Antenna).

ABC Upper Hunter (call sign: 2UH) is an Australian radio station. It is the Upper Hunter service of the ABC Local Radio network, and serves Muswellbrook and surrounding areas.

History
ABC Upper Hunter commenced as a local relay of Newcastle's 2NC (now 1233 ABC Newcastle) in 1964. While there was some local information on the station, the reporter responsible was based in Newcastle. It wasn't until 1990 when a local office of the ABC was established in the Upper Hunter, basing itself in Market Lane Muswellbrook. Mike Pritchard joined the broadcaster from the Scone Advocate newspaper, and has been the station's rural reporter ever since, even acting as the lone employee in the region on occasion. In 1997, the station moved to its current facilities in Brook Street.

Throughout 2009, the station's programming went on hiatus while the studios were upgraded with digital equipment. Rural programming came from ABC New England North West, while local news and other programming continued to originate from ABC Newcastle. Regular programming resumed mid-year once the upgrade was complete.

Frequencies
ABC Upper Hunter transmits on both the AM and FM bands from four transmitter sites in the Upper Hunter.

The main AM signal, with the callsign 2UH (as in Upper Hunter), operates on 1044 kHz, and reaches most of the Upper Hunter. This signal is transmitted from the Broadcast Australia site on Sandy Creek Road just outside Muswellbrook.

The station relays its programs on the FM band from three translator sites, all using the callsign 2HVR (as in Hunter Valley Radio).

Freq \ Retransmission
Three sites are located in the area as well.

Programming
The station produces local programming for both its local frequencies and for Newcastle's ABC Radio National frequency.

Two rural reports are produced, one for the Lower Hunter and transmitted on the Radio National frequency at 5.30am weekday mornings and infrequently podcast online. The second is an Upper Hunter and New England North West rural focused report, and airs at 6.15am on ABC Upper Hunter's local frequencies following a 6AM news bulletin and early AM.

A local breakfast program follows the 6:30am and 7:30am locally transmitted news bulletins before crossing to the network for the national news and AM at 7:45am.

The station opts out of lunchtime programming from 1233 ABC Newcastle to carry The Country Hour at 12.00pm, followed by The World Today on a one-hour delay at 1.00pm. A Hunter-based news bulletin is aired during the Country Hour at 12.30pm from the Newcastle studios. This is simulcast on the Newcastle Radio National frequency.

Outside of these times, the station carries ABC Newcastle and national programming, including Newcastle Knights and Newcastle Jets games, provided other sports coverage (such as cricket) does not force local sports coverage onto the Newcastle ABC NewsRadio frequency (incidentally, the former frequency of fellow Muswellbrook station 2NM).

Radio National program Late Night Live often originates from these studios, as presenter Phillip Adams and his partner Patrice Newell own an organic farm in the area.

In mid-2009, the station launched a new hour-long program called Upper Hunter Weekend, which previews events in the Upper Hunter for the coming weekend. It airs Friday mornings at 11am, and is hosted by Silas Moss and Niav Owens.

Local broadcasts include the Upper Hunter and New England Rural Report at 6:15am weekdays.

Streaming
ABC Upper Hunter is not streamed online. Local broadcasts include the Upper Hunter and New England Rural Report at 6:15am weekdays. All other programs are streamed via ABC Newcastle. There is a "Listen Live Link".

On-Air Staff

 * Michael Pritchard - Hunter Valley Rural and Resources Reporter and Breakfast Presenter.

Snowy Mountains Scheme
Needs a Severe Update !

Goodradigbee River Weir & Aqueduct
On the Goodradigbee River this Weir takes water from the river &

Googradigbee Aqueduct Intakes
Several Minor Weirs & Intakes along this Aqueduct.

Tantangara Dam
Stores water from the Upper Murrumbidgee River

Murrumbidgee - Eucumbene Tunnel, 1 Way
1 way Tunnel to

Eucumbene Dam
Has 2 × 2 Way Tunnels, Eucumbene - Tumut Tunnel, 2 Way & Eucumbene - Snowy Tunnel, 2 Way

Eucumbene - Tumut Tunnel, 2 Way
2 Way Tunnel

Deep Creek Dam (Tumbarumba, New South Wales)
Jagumba NSW 2642 4.9 or 11.0ML ? 166.7 KM apart, x1000 times larger ? Deep Ck, Mogo NSW 2536 = 4.9 GL

Tumut Hydroelectric Power Station
Needs separating !

Eucumbene-Snowy Tunnel, 2 Way
2 Way Tunnel

Moamba R Weir & Aqueduct
Into Jindabyne Dam

Snowy - Murray Tunnel, 1 Way
From Island Bend to Geehi Dam

Geehi Aqueduct into Geehi Dam
<Has @ least 8 ? intakes

Murray 1 Power Station, New South Wales
Needs separating !

Electrical
Electric power Electric power transmission Electric power distribution

Railway
Update these for mainly the "Sandy Hollow ~ Maryvale Railway Line".

List of tunnels in Australia

 * Bylong Rail Tunnel || Bylong, New South Wales || Sandy Hollow to Maryvale Line, No 3 of 5 || Rail ||  2 000  || 6 562  || Longest Rail Tunnel till ?


 * Sandy Hollow to Maryvale Line || Mid-Western Regional Council || Sandy Hollow to Maryvale Line : 5 Tunnels || Rail || 250 to 2 000 || 800 to 6 562  || No 3 Longest Rail Tunnel till ?


 * Helensburgh Tunnels || || South Coast rail line || Rail ||  80 to  ||   || Waterfall Tunnel Opened Out, 6 other tunnels disused.

Deviated by Ten Tunnels; Used by Zig Zag tourist railway
 * Belmore Tunnel || Blue Mountains || Main Western Line || Rail ||   ||   ||

Deviated by Ten Tunnels; Used by Zig Zag tourist railway
 * Clarence Tunnel || || Main Western Line || Rail || 493 m ||


 * Ten Tunnels Deviation || Blue Mountains || Main Western Line  ||  Rail || 70 to 825 m || Replaced the Lithgow Zig Zag; ten tunnels of varying length

Merriwa Branch Railway Line
Updated, sort of ?

Sandy Hollow–Gulgong (Originally Maryvale) Railway Line
Sandy Hollow - Maryvale Sandy Hollow, via Gulgong, to Maryvale Railway Act 1927 No 28: This railway connecting the northern and western railway systems commences at 206½ miles from Sydney and at the western end of Sandy Hollow Station on the Muswellbrook to Merriwa Branch from the Great Northern Railway, and it proceeds generally westerly across Goulburn River and in close proximity to the right or southern side of that river to 260 miles and past the villages of Baerami and Bylong, where a southerly bearing is taken to 265 miles; thence the line bears westerly past the village of Wollar and up Wilpinjong Creek, also past the village of Ulan and across Murragamba Creek and the Main Dividing Range; thence a south-westerly direction is taken to a point about 16 chains north of Gulgong Station on the branch line from Wallerawang to Coonabarrabran; thence a portion of that railway is followed for about 2¾ miles north-westerly to the northern side of Wyaldra Creek, where a westerly direction is taken across Puggoon Creek and through the gap in the range dividing the waters of the Cudgegong and Talbragar Rivers and across Sandy Creek: thence a generally south-westerly bearing takes the line down Bungiebomar Creek and across Spicer's Creek close to their confluence and over the range between the latter creek and Mitchell's Creek, across that creek to the terminus at 355 miles 48 chains from Sydney, being a point on the Great Western Railway at 263½ miles from Sydney and about 1½ miles from the northern end of Maryvale Station, being a total distance of 146½ miles, exclusive of the portion of the Wallerawang to Coonabarrabran railway aforesaid, and is subject to such deviations and modifications as may be considered desirable by the Constructing Authority.

Estimated cost: £1,353,789

Note: The section Sandy Hollow - Gulgong was started, abandoned, and later completed in the 1980s.

Great Dividing Range

 * Sandy Hollow to Maryvale Railway Line started in the 1930s to Maryvale, completed the 1980's to Gulgong (Sandy Hollow–Gulgong Section), summit just West of Ulan - (500M / 1640') The lowest, 4th & last crossing in NSW.

the Flinders River & Dam then a tunnel into the Torrens Creek in the White Mountains National Park then flows south through Torrens Creek into the Thompson River then Cooper Creek, part of the Eyre Basin.
 * The Bradfield Scheme has been mooted as a way to transport water from the Wet Tropics of Queensland in the coastal northeast of Far North Queensland via a series of Tunnels & Dams from the Koombooloomba Dam on the Tully River, Herbert River & ? Dam, Burdekin River & Proposed Hellsgate Dam southwest to inland dryer regions, including a tunnel through the Great Dividing Range into one of several options ;

The Tully, together with the Herbert and the Burdekin rivers, were part of the proposed Bradfield Scheme to divert the upper reaches of the three rivers west of the Great Dividing Range and into the Thomson River designed to irrigate and drought-proof much of the western Queensland interior, as well as large areas of South Australia. The Scheme was proposed in 1938 and abandoned in 1947.

Maryvale, New South Wales
Updated, sort of ?

Main Western Railway Line, New South Wales
Sort branch lines in better order & add "Blaney ~ Demondrille" "Sandy Hollow ~ Maryvale" above, "Dubbo ~ Molong (Broken Hill Line)"

Troy Junction–Merrygoen Railway Line
NSW, Sort & ?

Lithgow Zig Zag
Cites &/or Ref Steve300659 (talk) 00:46, 24 January 2020 (UTC)