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Those little coastal steamers used to serve ports like Wollongong, Kiama, Eden, Taree, Lismore, Grafton, Byron.

Wool bales.

They will be looking for size, as Rugby likes big men who can spend half the game in mauls and rucks. The stop start manner of the game suits forwards who can work and rest every few minutes.

What about Kaz?

I agree. A good pre season should iron out some of the glitches. Galvin is young and will only get better.

I didn't report you. I responded directly to you- and I didn't hide behind a fake name. If the moderators also noticed, that is on you. You seem to like playing the victim. Most guys I know who have low opinions of women, also think the world is out to get them. They just can't see where the...

Workhorse standard goods locos, dating from the late 1800s, and running to the last days of steam. Testament to the stupidity of state governments over that time, spending a little bit of money on modern, powerful locos, but retaining the system for these ancient beasts. This is why we don't...

Just don't go to Rome, Georgia, by mistake.

Maybe the bye straight after a long flight from the US is not a bad thing. The run to the finals without a bye, and two byes so close together is not ideal for finals preparation. If we are finals bound, we should do a Penrith and rest the entire squad for one game.

James Graham lived and breathed the game when he was a youngster in the UK; so that attitude exists. Maybe it needs a good coach who can recognise it and develop young players.

Recent to the Kennel, or banned and using a different name? If you want to impress your friends, there are dedicated conspiracy websites where you'll be lauded as a hero for posting click bait material. This is a family friendly site. Find somewhere else.

Really? You blame women for wanting equality?

Not the first Cronulla coach to let his son play for the Dogs. The other one wasn't a huge success, though.

Toby Sexton?

Milson's Point station in front of the bridge. It was moved back from its original location to make room for the big shed for construction of the bridge. The ferry is heading toward the new jetty next to the station. This site is now Luna Park. You might note a covered walkway slanting down to...

The ARHS produced a five volume set on the Signal Boxes of NSW, written by Bob Taaffe. Some volumes have sold out, but you'd find them interesting, I'm sure. I could never understand the mechanisms underneath the cabin floor, and how the various pieces moved and locked in the pan. I heard that...

If only Brisbane still had its great tram and trolley bus networks.

The AI is probably given the 2025,24,23 season rounds, code written for teams that are likely to have players in SOO, and to give the NRL's favourite teams byes toward the end of the year, to rest their teams. So, is it any surprise that it replicates the previous seasons?

Better to get the ground before it's cut to shreds by all the other games.

eighth, on for and against.

Well done.

Hornsby abounded with slip points, due to the lack of space for normal crossovers. That would have been a challenge.

The SMH article says "The NRL will release its full 2026 draw on Friday".

I'll wait another season, and see if he turns out to be a great buy.

Thanks for that info.

That's round one. Not the draw for 2026. We should know that on Friday.

Already leading for 2026, on 2 points.

From today's SMH: "with the arrival of back-rower David Fifita at Redfern for the next two seasons – and with Latrell Mitchell, Jai Arrow, Jack Wighton and Campbell Graham all off contract at the end of 2027 and essentially free agents this time next year – Souths will struggle to meet the...

Did anyone remember that our infamous bushranger, Ned Kelly, was hanged on Nov 11, 1880?

I'm in that photo, somewhere.

Did you ever work it? My late friend, Denny Ellis, said it could be a challenge, especially on the Easter "Black Thursday" services.

Campbelltown shuttle.

An amalgam of the parts of Locos 1,2,3 and 4. Mainly, loco No.3, as I was told by the Powerhouse curator,

They had autonomous driving vehicles even in the 1920s.

Officially called "the Receiving House", because it received caskets for funeral trains to Rookwood and Woronora cemeteries. I had the keys to this building at one stage, when we were considering using it for 3801 Limited offices. It's a bit cold a and draughty as offices, but perfectly good...

Now Government House.

Rail enthusiasts' outing to the Port Kembla steelworks.

Belfield. There were four tracks at Campsie. This is the Enfield freight line.

The big waiting shed between the trams is now at the Tramway Museum, Loftus.

You should see the boxes for Sydney Yard. Not only was there the main station, but two carriage sheds to shunt.

As a young fella, I would ride the Camden "tram", using my one shilling excursion ticket. Crews were always happy to let you ride in the cab with them. Campbelltown and Camden were very rural in those days. There was a hamburger shop and milk bar at the rear of the station.

Before the Moore Street fire, which destroyed the buildings next to the GPO, and were subsequently cleared away to create Martin Place. The building on the right was demolished and replaced with the Bank of New South Wales head office which still stands, today.

Managed the railway bookshop on this concourse for a few years.

I was on that train.

I was visiting Dubbo in 1964, and saw the old depot. This engine ran freights to far flung towns like Nyngan, Warren, and Bourke. The grades were so slight that it could pull up to 1,000 tonnes, single handed.

I loved his enthusiasm and the pride he showed in the jersey. It was his lying to the club and the fans that was upsetting. Had he been honest with Ciro, I'm certain he'd still be a Bulldog.

Surprised that the article doesn't mention the reason why Ado-Carr was released. I wonder if the story would be as positive had he remained at the Dogs, or would the article have focused on his drug test and why he was still playing for us.

The ceiling is already too high for some of our forwards to reach.

Sorry....couldn't get this out of my head.

I'd be looking at Brimson from the Titans.

Galvin was being offered up to $1 million. We signed him for much less.

2026 is only the next stage in the Bulldog's development. Ciro wasn't expected to win a GF by 2025 or 2026; just get the team competitive and on the way to a GF spot in a realistic period. I'd be looking for a genuinely competitive Dogs team by 2027 at the earliest. I think we are well on...

Walsh the star of the show. Ado Carr had a good game.

Isn't Belmore unavailable because it's getting a new centre of excellence?

Wouldn't the media love that! And the Kennel would rival the new Year fireworks.

It's not Friday nights that are the Broncos speciality, it is the number of free to air games they get, to keep the Qld NRL fans happy.

They all get free beers from Politis. He'd be the one to break the news to them.

His kicks were long enough, but were soft in flight and easy for the opposition to catch and make ground toward our defenders, because our chasers weren't as effective this year. If we had a big unit competing for the high kicks, easily caught kicks would be fine; but we want them to shit...

As long as he turns up for training on time, he should be fine.

So much better than the days when we backended contracts, and had players who were past their prime when the big payments kicked in; then we were forced to pay part of their wages for other clubs to take them off our hands, or be stuck with the most expensive reserve graders in the NRL.

I don't know who runs it; but it sounds saucy.

I was driving a manual up until last year, as a second car. My wife refuses to drive anything but an auto. It is fun to drive a manual, but Sydney is not the best place to do that. The clutch takes a lot of wear in stop start driving, and fuel economy of modern automatics rivals many manuals...

Complimenting a player does not indicate that you are trying to sign him. Gus didn't initiate the Galvin move - that was Galvin himself, and the Eels were front runners, as I understand it. I wonder if the fuss would have been as great had the Eels, Storm, or Roosters signed him?

And people are wondering, on another thread, how people can be easily scammed.

"Zero Tackle's 2026 NRL squad tracker shows the Bulldogs have just four spots open for their 2026 Top 30, but with minimal salary cap wiggle room, there is a better than even chance their remaining spots will be filled by internal promotions." So, Zero Tackle says that we have already used up...

That should be the first thing you do; but if you granted the crooks access to your accounts in good faith, there is little that banks can do, apart from sympathise. That is where the crime squad gets involved; although your money is going to be difficult to trace once the crooks have...

It is the selfishness of a minority of drivers in Sydney that annoys me. They drive as if the windscreen is a computer screen. No attempt to check their surroundings - everything for them happens in front. Changing lanes, they never look next to or behind their cars, they just move over...

Money will fix that.

Storm will find a way.

Fox and facts do not go together.

No different than scamming people for their savings by posing as an African Prince. I would imagine that the dark web has opportunities to take down people who love to gamble on pretend currency.

Bite-coins.

Damn! Better close that great big signing thread.

There are mates who look after each other in the media, police, and emergency services.

Until we were penalised for a hold down or some other soft issue, and they were quickly back into our half on the back of the penalty.

I would estimate around USD10 million per season for NRL. LIke you, I think that Burton has a lot more to offer and has disappointed me that he has not unleashed what he is capable of. His boot is big, but he doesn't put up many of the old, high, tumbling kicks that are so hard to catch, and...

I recall Papenhuyzen saying that he had amicable discussions with Gould, but turned him down because he wanted to win a GF with the Storm. He said Gus was understanding and had no hard feelings, which makes it sound like the door is still open. After Storm's loss, who knows? He might be ready...

I wonder what the US NFL would offer Burton for his boot? It would be many, many millions, just to run on and kick a couple of times per game.

November 3rd, and still no announcement of a big signing.

That's true, but I just can't picture him as a fullback. Maybe fullback should be Kiraz; he is a brilliant finisher.

That's when the "experts after the fact" will crawl out to condemn the poster and show how smart they think they are.

Not sure civil court has power over NRL deals and NRL rules.

Or the settler on the fifth.

Why not Cleary?

Who knows how a flat earther thinks.

Is it real, or AI? Looks like DCE's neck in the image.

Burton can sometimes show what he is capable of. He has a good step and is faster than he looks. His problem is that he is not using his size and speed to break games open, or using Kikau to his best. All we have is his boot, and that is useless to us if we keep giving away penalties after...

"However, the 30-year-old is set to remain in blue and white colours." -So what is the article about?

Who wouldn't love to have him in the team? - but his sign on price would be pushing the cap, and might upset some of his teammates. There is a lot of money on the sidelines if he is suspended or injured and, let's face it, he will be under a lot more scrutiny from on field officials if he's in...

Where is Xerri?

He's also the type of player that we need, but could lose if we don't promise him a permanent position when he develops.

I'm old enough to remember the movie 'Lawrence of Arabia' where Lawrence was challenged by one of the Bedouin tribal leaders - "What are Arabs? There is no Arab nation. We are Bedou!" That has always stayed with me, and I searched the net for a link to support that famous line, but came up with...

I still have a cap with the old CB logo from when we were the "Berries". I still follow the team, even though we are now the Bulldogs.

Supporting a club goes beyond a business decision. It is about passion and commitment; not unlike religion or a cult, where logic is replaced by devotion. A logo change will not turn away true fans, even if they dislike it. People were more annoyed over the Galvin signing, but our membership...

Construction work on Town Hall station in the foreground. The tram tracks have been temporarily slewed over and will be put back in their proper place after the work is completed.

The Manly ferry in the distance is either the Dee Why or Curl Curl. They could be identified by their offset funnels. One funnel is in the middle of the boat, and the other funnel is to the side. Once noticed, it can't be unseen.

The original Milson's Point station. Before the bridge, North Shore trains terminated here and people completed the journey by ferry.

There were hundreds of these "standard goods" locos. All grades and curves were designed for these locos from the late 1800s. As freight increased and trains became heavier, it became a choice of keeping the original, straighter and steeper lines- and order bigger, more powerful engines from the...

All the ferries are coal fired.