Westport is nothing much to write home about but its museum tells of more interesting times when coal mining and logging in and around the area were big business. Mining at Denniston about 10 miles away was 600 metres up and coal was brought down in rail wagons on an amazingly steep track which at times neared a 1 in 2 drop. The brake (pictured) was obviously an important part of the set-up described by fans as the eighth wonder of the world. Operations ended in the mid 1960s after 80 years of producing high quality coal. Dave