i recently bought my dad a few copies of an old local magazine called "photo news". they produced photos specific to towns and regions throughout the country and are rare as hens teeth these days, with some paying up to $10 a copy. the original price was 2'6.
the local "branch" operated from 1959 to 1970. this encompasses my parents teenage years.

stories included local wedding, christenings, parades, pet shows and teenage dances etc. also included are stories for local clubs and any other exciting events that happened that month. also photos from the cities very early days.

in one issue, i found these two stories. [july 1960 issue]

k919 loco is presumed scrapped, having been withdrawn in 1965. london street is one of the longest straights of track in town. back in the day, there used to be a station about half way along, which is now gone.
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the model engineering club was the fore-runner to the club i belong to today. their land and original clubrooms are the ones we use now, and the old track bed still exists in the section behind, though the track is gone now. [was lifted and sold to raise funds not long before i joined] i am not familiar with any of the names or faces in the photos.
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