Gympie Ultimate Steam Festival

Steam Festival Program - April 2010

Friday 9th April 2010

TIMES	WOODWORKS	MINING MUSEUM	VALLEY RATTLER
9.00am	Boiler Start Up		Opening Ceremony
9.30am			Departs Gympie
10.00am		Boiler Start Up
10.00am – 3.00pm (All Day - On the Hour)	Demonstrations Steam Engines * Portable & Miniature Blacksmith Woodchoppers Traditional Hand Tools Woodworkers Whittler Portable Saw Bench Operational Drag Saw Chainsaw Carving	Demonstrations Mining Machinery Steam Roller Portable Steam Engines Agricultural Machinery
10.25am			Arrives Amamoor
11.00am	Demonstrations	Demonstrations
11.20am			Arrives Dagun
12.00noon	Demonstrations	Demonstrations
12.30pm			Arrives Gympie
1.00pm	Demonstrations	Demonstrations
1.45pm			Departs Gympie
2.00pm	Demonstrations	Demonstrations
2.40pm			Arrives Amamoor
3.00pm	Boiler Shut Down	Boiler Shut Down
3.10pm			Arrives Dagun
4.00pm	Closing Time
4.45pm			Arrives Gympie

Saturday 10th April 2010

TIMES	WOODWORKS	MINING MUSEUM	VALLEY RATTLER
8.30am – 2.00pm	Sawmilling Competition Heats
9.00am	Museum Open to Public Boiler Start Up
9.30am			Departs Gympie
10.00am		Boiler Start Up
10.00am – 3.00pm (All Day - On the Hour)	Demonstrations Steam Engines *Portable & Miniature Blacksmith Woodchoppers Traditional Hand Tools Woodworkers Whittler Portable Saw Bench Operational Drag Saw Chainsaw Carving	Demonstrations Mining Machinery Steam Roller Portable Steam Engines Agricultural Machinery
10.25am			Arrives Amamoor
11.00am	Demonstrations	Demonstrations
11.20am			Arrives Dagun
12.00noon	Demonstrations	Demonstrations
12.30pm			Arrives Gympie
1.00pm	Demonstrations	Demonstrations
1.45pm			Departs Gympie
2.00pm	Demonstrations	Demonstrations
2.40pm			Arrives Amamoor
3.00pm	Boiler Shut Down	Boiler Shut Down
3.10pm			Arrives Dagun
4.00pm	Closing Time	Closing Time
4.45pm			Arrives Gympie

Sunday 11th April 2010

TIMES	WOODWORKS	MINING MUSEUM	VALLEY RATTLER	MARY ANN
8.30am – 12.00pm	Sawmilling Competition Finals
9.00am	Museum Open to Public Boiler Start Up
9.30am			Departs Gympie
10.00am		Boiler Start Up
10.00am – 3.00pm (All Day - On the Hour)	Demonstrations Steam Engines *Portable & Miniature Blacksmith Woodchoppers Traditional Hand Tools Woodworkers Whittler Portable Saw Bench Operational Drag Saw Chainsaw Carving	Demonstrations Mining Machinery Steam Roller Portable Steam Engines Agricultural Machinery
10.25am			Arrives Amamoor
10.40am				Departs Gympie
11.00am	Demonstrations	Demonstrations
11.20am			Arrives Dagun	Departs Gympie
12.00noon	Demonstrations	Demonstrations		Departs Gympie
12.30pm			Arrives Gympie
12.40pm				Departs Gympie
1.00pm	Sawmilling Competition Presentations Timber & Slab Auction	Demonstrations
1.20pm				Departs Gympie
1.45pm			Departs Gympie
2.00pm	Demonstrations	Demonstrations		Departs Gympie
2.40pm			Arrives Amamoor	Departs Gympie
3.00pm	Boiler Shut Down	Boiler Shut Down
3.10pm			Arrives Dagun
3.20pm				Departs Gympie
4.00pm	Closing Time	Closing Time		Departs Gympie
4.40pm				Departs Gympie
4.45pm			Arrives Gympie

Monday 12th April 2009

TIMES	WOODWORKS	MINING MUSEUM	VALLEY RATTLER	MARY ANN
8.00am				Departs Gympie
8.40am				Departs Gympie
9.00am	Museum Open to Public Boiler Start Up
9.20.am				Departs Gympie
9.30am			Departs Gympie
10.00am		Boiler Start Up		Departs Gympie
10.00am – 3.00pm (All Day - On the Hour)	Demonstrations Steam Engines *Portable & Miniature Blacksmith Woodchoppers Traditional Hand Tools Woodworkers Whittler Portable Saw Bench Operational Drag Saw Chainsaw Carving	Demonstrations Mining Machinery Steam Roller Portable Steam Engines Agricultural Machinery
10.25am			Arrives Amamoor
10.40am				Departs Gympie
11.00am	Demonstrations	Demonstrations
11.20am			Arrives Dagun	Departs Gympie
12.00noon	Demonstrations	Demonstrations		Departs Gympie
12.30pm			Arrives Gympie
12.40pm				Departs Gympie
1.00pm	Demonstrations	Demonstrations
1.20pm				Departs Gympie
1.45pm			Departs Gympie
2.00pm	Demonstrations	Demonstrations		Departs Gympie
2.40pm			Arrives Amamoor	Departs Gympie
3.00pm	Boiler Shut Down	Boiler Shut Down
3.10pm			Arrives Dagun
3.20pm				Departs Gympie
4.00pm	Closing Time	Closing Time		Departs Gympie
4.40pm				Departs Gympie
4.45pm			Arrives Gympie

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Valley Rattler The Valley Rattler heritage steam train will run three hour trips twice a day over the four day Gympie ltimate Steam Festival. The train features a C17 class locomotive and original wooden carriages, with volunteer locals manning the train, as you gently make your way through Mary Valley scenery, starting from the historic Old Gympie Station. Click to read more...		The Mary Ann The Mary Ann is a faithful replica of the first steam locomotive built in Queensland in 1873, serving on timber lines in Cooloola National Park. Based in Maryborough, and operated by Volunteers, the replica is on its second visit to Gympie and will be running tours from Old Gympie Station on Sunday and Monday during the festival. Click to read more...

Mining Museum During the Steam Festival between 10am and 3pm each day, the Gympie Gold Mine and Historical Museum will be lighting the 20,000 litre Cornish Boiler to generate the steam to operate a 110 year old Walker Winding Engine as well as operating the Thompson steam powered 12 tool 2 stage air compressor and other steam equipment. Click to read more...		Woodworks Museum Woodworks The Forestry and Timber Museum in Gympie provides a fascinating insight into the role of timber in Queensland and the Gympie region’s colonial beginnings. Discover how the pioneers worked the timber and how the industry evolved over the decades up to the 1950’s – from axes and adzes, to chainsaws and saw mills. Click to read more...