Lake Tyers Information Wood and Steam

Nowa Nowa was a big logging and timber milling area in days gone by. These activities have been scaled back over the years however a few examples of the technology can be seen easily with a roadside stop at Mingling Waters Cafe in Nowa Nowa.

There is also a small museum inside the cafe that is worth a look as well. A small fee is charged for admission. Its is quite evocative of the people's fascination with rtees and wood, the previous life blod of the community.

These were not easy jobs and the toughness and resilience of these people must be admired.

Wood and Steam

These machines are just a glimpse of what was used to fell the mighty trees and fashion them into marvels like the Tressle Bridge.

This is a steam engine in the true sense of the word, not a steam locomotive. It would have been a portable power source that could have been dragged around the local district to power all sorts of tools, but ripping local logs to size with huge rotating saws immediately springs to mind.

This is a simple design but very rugged and no problems with the tyres on wheels going flat or punctured!! It must have been hard work on any sort of soft ground.

What a Bridge!! A marvel to see . A reminder of a technology that did not last, though it has survived a lot longer than some sections of freeway in Melbourne. It would have been amazing to see a fully steamed up locomotive heading across this bridge. Keep an eye out for the signs just before your get to Nowa Nowa from Lakes Entrance. The made roadway in the foreground is the cycle path between Bairnsdale and Nowa Nowa. This is the real alternative way to see the bridge, cycle to it.