Tim the Yowie Man explores long-forgotten stops on the old Cooma to Bombala rail line | The Canberra Times

Monaro’s lifeblood: Opened in 1921 (closed 1986), Cooma on the bomb line was critical for small agricultural communities scattered around Monaro. The provisions such as property trains, superphosphate, tractors and harvestors launched local products like wool, beyond and beyond the Holts Flat, Jincumbilly, and beyond and beyond. During the World War II, almost all materials came by property trains due to gasoline ratio.