Burnie Railway Station was the terminus for a regional railway network for both commercial and passenger trade. Built railway infrastructure is increasingly rare in Tasmania, and the Station building is a very good example of its type. The Burnie Railway Station has a special association with the work and development of the Emu Bay Railway Company, one of the longest lasting and most successful private railway companies in Australia. The railway was of vital importance to West Coast mining operations, and from its establishment provided essential passenger services in an area with few roads.
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Basalt Quarries, Marine Terrace: 1920s (above); 2020 (below)
Burnie from Wilfred Campbell Lookout: 1906 (above); 2020 (below)
West Beach: 1860s (above); 1930s (below)
West Beach: 2020 (below)
Above: RMS Strathaird 1930s. Below: Tasmanian Achiver II (left) and Silver Muse (right) 2020
56-62 Wilson Street, Burnie. Above: on fire, 22 December 1938. Below: 2020
Wilson Street, from cnr Wilmot Street, Burnie. Above: 1900s. Below: 1960s
Wilson Street, from cnr Wilmot Street, Burnie. Below: 2020
Port of Burnie, Burnie. Above: 1971. Below: 2020
Marine Terrace, Burnie. Above: 1900s. Below: 2020
Cattley Street, Burnie. Above: New Years Day, 1921. Below: 2020
Ladbroke Street from Marine Tce. Above: 1900s. Below: 2020
Cattley Street, Burnie. Above: 1920s. Below: 2020
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