70km east of Melbourne, Powelltown is a little village known for its history of saw mills and spectacular walking trails.
One of Australia's greatest sawmilling towns between the economic depressions of the 1890s and the 1930s, Powelltown was named after a new process of wood preservation, the Powell method.
The Reids Tramline walk provides an entertaining look at some of the relics of the historic tramline along which horses, and later, steam-powered…
This is a fascinating journey on foot along well-preserved timber industry tramways, past old bush mills and relics of yesteryear hidden amongst the…