Donnelly River Mill
Donnelly
Mill, 2008
Donnelly River Mill, was constructed in
1949 and was a timber Milling Operation run by Bunnings Bros, located
in the South West of Western Australia. The mill was serviced by a
Private Branch Railway Line, running from Yornup to the mill (19kms to
the west). The steam hauled trains, loaded with sawn timber, running to
the WAGR Siding of Yornup, were the last Private Timber Rail Operations
in Western Australia and ceased in March 1970. The railways along the
branch line to Yornup, were pulled up in June 1970 and the Mill
eventually closed in June 1978. (Sourced from the book : Rails through
the Bush, by Adrian Gunzburg and Jeff Austin)
Donnelly
Mill, 2008
Track still
in place, at Donnelly Mill, 2008
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