Sold to Lew Whiteman, moved to his property near Perth. When his property & surrounding neighbours land was purchased in 1978 by the State Government to become Whiteman Park in a move to protect Perths water supply which was situated below the park, Mr Whiteman gifted this and another locomotive to the organisation operating Bennet Brook Railway.

The locomotive is being slowly restored. It was for years kept in a none public shed. Now it is in their repair workshops at Mussel Pool, Whiteman Park. They boast they can operate the motion using compressed air.

Magnet Tramway was a 10 mile railway running from the Magnet mine. The tramway had many severe bends so the hinged body of the Mallets were ideal. The tramway ran from close to Mt Bischoff to Magnet Junction on the outskirts of Waratah, Tasmania where the Emu Bay Railway had a line to the coast. At the Waratah end the tramway, had loco shed, goods sheds and transhipment facilities taking ore from 24 inch gauge wagons to the 42 inch gauge wagons of Emu Bay.

It was named Ballaarat (The original spelling of Ballarat) and was the first 42 inch gauge loco in the southern hemisphere. The output of the mill was railway sleepers (Ties) for the Southern Australian Railways. The loco was used to haul logs to the mill & timber to the jetty. As the logging tramway expanded a tender was supplied to increase the distance it could travel. The tender has not survived. Ballaarat Worked until 1900 when a fire destroyed the loco shed building and badly damaged Ballaarat.

In 1925 in an attempt to restore the loco. It was moved to the railway workshops at Midland near Perth. The restoration never took place due to the high cost. In 1937 the Busselton council obtained the loco and put it on display in Victoria Square as it is the oldest surviving steam locomotive in Australia. It was taken from Victoria Square and given an excellent cosmetic restoration. It is now housed in the old Busselton Railway Station building. The building had been moved so it is next to Busselton railway jetty, a local tourist attraction. Ballaarat is housed in a special room, surrounded by various items from the areas timber history. Building is also the Visitors Centre for Busselton. Good histories of the loco & timber company can be found on line

She then became a stationary winch at a bush landing. Withdrawn in 1953. She now stands outside the Visitor Centre in Collie.

In 1917 she was sold to the Public Works Department and moved to Wyndham, working at the jetty, hauling all the cargo shipped at the port. Not sure when finally withdrawn. In 1964 she was obtained by the Rotary Club at Margaret River. Now housed in a weather proof shed in a park just out of town, alongside the main road. You have to know the locomotive is there, as it not visible from the road. See the album photos for this.

One of the builders plates is on view at Bassendean Railway Museum.

Years after withdrawal it was put on display at Wilga. Now it is displayed under a weather roof at Manjimup Timber & Heritage Park

Recently a 12 years restoration has been finished. Over the years it had been modified to work on the sugar cane railway. It was returned to its original war time condition which required new parts being made including new cast number & builders plates. Now displayed at Ipswich Workshops railway museum.

In 1967 was presented to Queensland Bush Childrens Home at Rowes Bay, Townsville and displayed at their playground. After many years it was put up for sale and went into private hands. In 2005 it was purchased by the War Office Locomotive Society. Four of her sisters are preserved in Australia.