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76. Feeding parrots by hand Our coach driver cum tour guide then produces a bag of birdseed, and then the...
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77. King parrot eats out of the hand A king parrot eats out of the hand of another tourist. Just to recall,...
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78. Rainbow lorikeet This rainbow lorikeet (yet another type of parrot) landed rather...
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79. King parrot A king parrot surveys the scene with an air of majesty.
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80. Sunlight through the bush. The birdseed over, the birds disappear as suddenly as they had...
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81. Puffing Billy at Belgrave The cold and dense mountain air greatly exaggerate the smoke and steam...
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82. Puffing Billy locomotive. The lead locomotive of the pair, all steamed up and ready to go. Note...
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83. Meet the crew Oh, for the glories of steam! Many dads (and moms too!) take their...
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84. Puffing Billy diesel locomotive. On certain days, the Puffing Billy train is pulled by a diesel locomotive....
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85. And away we go! The Puffing Billy train sets out. The locomotives are about to be completely...
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86. Approaching Menzies Creek One of the less steamy and quieter parts of the journey, as we...
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87. Awaiting departure at Belgrave. All the staff of the Puffing Billy Railway are volunteers, several of...
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88. Menzies Creek and time to get off. What, Menzies Creek already? Time to leave the train. If one goes on...
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89 Timber trestle bridge. At one stage, the Puffing Billy train runs over a timber trestle bridge. In...
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90. Vending cart at Menzies Creek. Here I am, posing beside a tea and snacks vending card on the platform at...
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91. Puffing Billy seating arrangement. This view with my wife posing was taken at Menzies Creek. This picture...
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92. Sassafras mountain town On the way back to Melbourne from the Puffing Billy, an almost...
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93. Ms. Marples Tea Room This fairy tale wooden cottage in Sassafras houses the Ms. Marples Tea Room,...
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94. Ford Prefect at Sassafras Talking of antiques, I was greatly fascinated by this vintage, though still...
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95. Fairy tale cottage at Sassafras Another view of the typically Swiss looking wooden fairy tale cottage at...
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96. Ballarat gold smelting works replica Soverign Hill in Ballarat is a delightful theme park which recreates a...
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97. Soverign Hill gold town, Ballarat The old town atmosphere is brought out very effectively at Soverign Hill by...
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98. Soverign Hill metal turning works A metal turning works in Soverign Hill, Ballarat, is set in period...
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99. Gold smelting show-1of 4 The piece de resistance in the Soverign Hill gold theme park at...
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100. Gold smelting show-2 of 4: pouring Image 2 of 4: the liquid gold is poured into a mould.
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