31E1I Waterstown Tramway

1946 AERIAL WATERSTOWN AREA (A) Part-way down tramway towards Bremer River and site of Waterstown Brickworks. (B) Deep cutting at bottom of tramway site. Ipswich City Council Series 1946 1 Jan 1946 QImagery
WORKING PLAN ABERMAIN MINE AREA 1913 Older Waterstown structures are evident. Waterstown tramway heads at a right angle to the right. Source: Qld Railways Archives

(A) Waterstown Brickworks Area

WATERSTOWN BRICKWORKS AREA 1991 Ipswich Heritage Study 1992 Volume 2 Ipswich Council Library
LOOKING EAST ACROSS BLACK ST TOWARDS BRICKWORKS SITE 2014 Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING NORTH ACROSS BLACK ST TOWARDS THE SITE 2014 Photo: Alister J Cameron
OTHER SIDE OF BLACK ST LOOKING NORTH-WEST 2014 Photo: Alister J Cameron
IN AMONGST HEAVY VEGETATION AT BRICKWORKS SITE 2018 Brick with the 'W' is a classic Waterstown brick. Photo: Alister J Cameron
STILL-MORTARED CLUMP OF BRICKS IN THIS AREA 2018 Molten parts suggest it was part of an oven. Photo: Alister J Cameron
LARGE BOULDER IN THE AREA 2018 Possibly a former masonry block Photo: Alister J Cameron
A VERY DEGRADED CULVERT PIPE IN TRAMWAY AREA 2018 It is unknown whether this was part of the tramway or later used for a coal road. Photo: Alister J Cameron

(B) Deep Cutting

BEGINNING OF CUTTING LOOKING SOUTH-EAST 2018 Photo: Alister J Cameron
CUTTING FURTHER SOUTH-EAST LOOKING TOWARDS THE RIVER 2018 Photo taken from cross-road. Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER SOUTH-EAST 2018 Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING BACK WEST OVER THE CUTTING 2018 Photo: Alister J Cameron
FORMER SLEEPER MADE INTO FENCE POST ON FLOOR OF CUTTING 2018 Photo: Alister J Cameron
CLOSEUP SHOWING STILL-INTACT DOG SPIKE 2018 Photo: Alister J Cameron
SOUTH-EAST END OF CUTTING 2018 Alister J Cameron
END OF CUTTING LOOKING DIRECTLY TOWARDS RIVER 2018 Photo: Alister J Cameron
REMAINS OF PILES AT END OF CUTTING ALLIGNMENT 2018 There is some uncertainty as to whether they relate to the tramway because of their seemingly modern age. Photo: Alister J Cameron
SAME PILES VIEWED FROM UP RIVER 2018 Photo: Alister J Cameron
BRICK ARTEFACTS FROM WATERSTOWN TRAMWAY AREA