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- December 2024 - Deal Island - Floyd Bromley
Floyd Bromley presented on the following subject:
Exploring Tramways Only Accessible by Boat In late December 2023, I set sail on a 9 day trip that would see me spend both New Years Eve and New Years Day exploring and documenting tramway remains on a remote bass straight island. Deal Island is part of the Kent group located about half way between Wilson Promontory and Flinders Island, or about 1/3 of the way to Tasmania mainland. It is the site of a now disused lighthouse, which gave necessity to build two funicular railways on the island. The island is only accessible to the public by boat (recreational or charter), however there is a small grass airstrip for use in emergencies and by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service when dropping off or picking up the volunteer caretakers
