Category Archives: Union Bay

Union Bay sea lions

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Katherine

A bit of video of the sea lion chorus on the oyster floats in Union Bay

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Union Bay – on the beach

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Katherine

An oyster boat on the beach in Union Bay, waiting for the ebbing tide to go out

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Union Bay – Once there was a pier…

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

The remains of one of the coal loading piers in Union Bay

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Union Bay–another look around

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

Panoramic images from the former site of the Union Bay coal loading facility You can likely use typical mobile device controls to scroll around the image, as well as zoom in and out. On a computer the mouse can be … Continue reading →

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Union Bay – a look around

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

A Panoramic image from the former site of the Union Bay coal loading facility   You can likely use typical mobile device controls to scroll around the image, as well as zoom in and out. On a computer the mouse … Continue reading →

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Union Bay–a window into the past

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

A look at a cross section of the causeway that was underneath the rail line that ran out to the Union Bay coal washing plant and loading pier. A section of the wire wound wood pipes that ran out to … Continue reading →

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Union Bay – a moment in time

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

Union Bay – walking along where the coal trains once ran

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Baynes Sound oyster boat

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Katherine

Oyster boats at Union Bay in Baynes Sound

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 131.10 Washer (Hart) Creek bridge

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N bridge over Washer (Hart) Creek Hart Creek is commonly referred to as Washer Creek, as nearby in Union Bay a four-storey Luhrig coal washer with a capacity of 500 tons in a ten hour period, was powered by … Continue reading →

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 130.50 Union Bay

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N crossing at McLeod Road in Union Bay

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