Comments on: West of town http://las.new-england.net.au/2004/11/14/west-of-town/ A pictorial journal of life in rural Australia Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Troy Gilbert http://las.new-england.net.au/2004/11/14/west-of-town/comment-page-1/#comment-4566 Troy Gilbert Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:41:28 +0000 http://las.new-england.net.au/2004/11/14/west-of-town/#comment-4566 After being out at this station this morning it looks rather sad. There is lttle feed in the area and the station and the surrounding closed line look very neglected. Surely there can be a second use for these facilities rather than just let the area fall apart. After being out at this station this morning it looks rather sad. There is lttle feed in the area and the station and the surrounding closed line look very neglected. Surely there can be a second use for these facilities rather than just let the area fall apart.

]]> By: Neil http://las.new-england.net.au/2004/11/14/west-of-town/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Neil Sat, 09 Jul 2005 08:50:44 +0000 http://las.new-england.net.au/2004/11/14/west-of-town/#comment-220 Hi there, You were correct with your first comment reguarding the pole and insulators , it was an old telephone post Rural Australia was full of those posts up to the mid 1980's , some had multiple crossarms with around 50 wires , insulators and crossovers. There are still a number of telephone/telegraph posts with those white insulators along railway lines but the post itself is made of rusted metal. The insulator and swan-neck (bracket holding insulator) were re-used on Melbourne houses in the 1950's , there are still a few houses still have one screwed into their fascia board attaching the phone line. There are a few different insulator types , some are made of glass. The insulators and swan-neck in your photo are the same as the one that I was able to aquire from a renovated house a few years back cheers Neil Hi there,

You were correct with your first comment reguarding the pole and insulators , it was an old telephone post

Rural Australia was full of those posts up to the mid 1980′s , some had multiple crossarms with around 50 wires , insulators and crossovers.
There are still a number of telephone/telegraph posts with those white insulators along railway lines but the post itself is made of rusted metal.

The insulator and swan-neck (bracket holding insulator) were re-used on Melbourne houses in the 1950′s , there are still a few houses still have one screwed into their fascia board attaching the phone line.

There are a few different insulator types , some are made of glass.

The insulators and swan-neck in your photo are the same as the one that I was able to aquire from a renovated house a few years back

cheers Neil

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