Kempsey

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Sydney Mail, 9/7/1919 - Kempsey

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Sydney Mail, 9/7/1919 - Kempsey

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Kempsey Station 28-08-1974 (Bob Richardson)

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The viaduct at Kempsey that was constructed to replace the flood damaged one following the June 1950 floods. The new viaduct and repaired bridge re-opened in August. The viaduct, which was only regarded as "temporary" ended up being used for 16 years. (SRA Archives)

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Kempsey floods June 1949 Damage to the lead on the Northern side of  the Kempsey River Railway Bridge. The damage to the NSWGR track was the largest ever caused in a single incident with many 100 metres of line damaged or swept away entirely. To their credit the navvies had the line operational again in 3 weeks. Photograph from My collection ex Macleay Chronicle special photograph supplement October 1949. The second photogrpah shows the railway bridge when the flood was at it's worst looking towards the site of the first photograph

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Kempsey, 1949 flood

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Kempsey (1978, dunedoo (flickr))

Leslie Anderson:
The railway hotel closed its doors years ago boy it has changed now

Stephen Martin:
Leslie Anderson just a bottlo out the back and offices upstairs now , I had my first tap beer in there , an xyz bubble gum machine was on the wall outside ,I still remember the manual gates on the crossing , I must be old !

Nathan Goodwin:
Great pic. Further down on the right now the Mid Coast Cranes shed and had some silos beside it. The old goods shed no longer about.

Stephen Martin:
Nathan Goodwin mineral sands from crescent head used to unload bags of rutile etc, there when I was a kid .

Nathan Goodwin:
Stephen Martin sure did. Funny how easily we forget

Stephen Martin:
Nathan Goodwin sometimes I used to ride in the rutile trucks from Crescent head to the Kempsey goods yards with a driver and his sons , spike Jones from cooks lane west kempsey was a legend in those parts 60s and 70s era .

Donald Bourke:
Only ever stayed at the hotel at the xing once while there on relief, bloody bells made sure you didn't get much sleep

Greg Lee:
Donald Bourke At Junee these days, the bells are quietened at night time.

Roger Goodwin:
Swung those old manual gates 74/75. Many a curse word was yeld from impatient drivers. Especially when shunting was happening. Old weigh bridge on right. Ironically I worked at the Railway Hotel after leaving the railways.

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A rain-soaked derelict Kempsey yard 19/1/2020 (Lance Lyon).

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Delegates of the North Coast Railway League Conference held at Kempsey on July 24, 1901. (Argus)

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Aftermath of the June 1950 floods at Kempsey - the line was disrupted for several months.

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Kempsey Goods Shed early 2000s (Bob Richardson)

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Workers at Kempsey, circa 1937 (SLNSW)

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Rail bridge at Kempsey, undated

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Kempsey station, 1917

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Photo taken by my Grandmother shows parade along Smith St in Kempsey to celebrate the opening of the North Coast Line to Kempsey. (Bruce Robinson)