In 1888, some local blokes were putting up a bridge when they happened upon gold. While the bridge still had to be ut up, the discovery led to a boom in population of 2,000 gold miners (many of whom were Chinese). As the stake thinned out, many of the Chinese returned home, but others remain, and their children and grandchildren still live here. (There's not many calling Pine Creek home, though, with a population of maybe 550.)

The Pine Creek train station, and with the steam engine being fixed up, it may come into use again.	The aforementioned steam engine; it's being fixed up by one of the locals, but I can't recall his name.	The bar, now closed down, but one that had been up and running for decades.
Ah Toy's Market is still up and running. The Chinese made up the bulk of the miners; many stayed.	Fire! A small bush fire started along the railway tracks. With no fire brigade here, we soon passed the volunteer brigade. (The government provides the equipment, the locals provide the fire brigade volunteers.)