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Glenmorgan Railway Line
The Glenmorgan Branch is a railway line in south west Queensland, Australia. It opened in a series of sections between 1908 and 1931. It was intended to reach Surat, Queensland, Surat but construction ceased during the Great Depression in Australia, 1930s depression and never recommenced. History After the Western railway line, Queensland, Western Line from Brisbane opened beyond Dalby, Queensland, Dalby in the 1870s and the South Western railway line, Queensland, South Western Line passed beyond Warwick, Queensland, Warwick in the early 1900s, there was agitation for a service west from Dalby towards Tara, Queensland, Tara. An 84 kilometre extension between the two towns was approved by parliament in April 1908. There was some delay in construction as completion of the Haden railway line, Haden and Oakey-Cooyar railway line, Cooyar branch lines was given priority. The first section of the line opened as far as Kumbarilla, Queensland, Kumbarilla on 8 September 1911 includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and related infrastructure. QR was also responsible for all Queensland freight services, and from 2002 operated interstate services under the Australian Railroad Group, Interail and QR National brands. These were all spun out into a separate entity in July 2010, and later privatised as Aurizon. History Beginnings Queensland Railways was the first operator in the world to adopt narrow gauge (in this case ) for a main line, and this remains the systemwide gauge within Queensland today. The colony of Queensland separated from New South Wales in 1859, and the new government was keen to facilitate development and immigration. Improved transport to the fertile Darling Downs region situated west of Toowoomba was seen as a priority. As adequate river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a State of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating the relationships between all state and territory governments and the Australian Government. Under the Australian Constitution, all states and territories (including Queensland) ceded powers relating to certain matters to the federal government. The government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The Governor of Queensland, as the representative of Charles III, King of Australia, holds nominal executive power, although in practice only performs ceremonial duties. In practice executive power lies with the Premier and Cabinet. The Cabinet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meandarra Railway Station
Meandarra is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Meandarra had a population of 262 people. Geography The town is located on Brigalow Creek, west of the state capital, Brisbane. Meandarra contains the neighbourhood of Undulla at . The Glenmorgan railway line enters the locality from the east and terminates at the Meandarra railway station immediately north of the town (). History First surveyed in 1912 by surveyor John Daveney Steele, the town derived its name from a pastoral run first used by pastoralist Archibald Meston on 16 October 1867. Cooroorah Provisional School opened in 1913 and closed on 1919. After a temporary closure in 1915, it closed permanently 1919. Its location was "via Meandarra". Meandarra State School opened on 27 September 1915. Kinkabilla Provisional School opened on 1921 and closed circa 1934. Its location was "via Meandarra". Meandarra Post Office opened on 1 January 1928 (a receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannaford Railway Station
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The Gums Railway Station
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The Gums, Queensland
The Gums is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , The Gums had a population of 159 people. Geography The town is at the junction of the Leichhardt Highway and the Surat Developmental Road on the Darling Downs, west of the state capital, Brisbane. The Glenmorgan railway line passes through the locality from east ( Tara) to west ( Hannaford). In 2017, there were three stations serving the locality: The Gums railway station (which is north of but close to the town, ), Cabawin railway station (), and South Glen railway station (). However, in 2019, only The Gums railway station is listed as still operational. History The name of the town was derived from The Gums railway station, on the Glenmorgan railway line from Dalby to Glenmorgan Glenmorgan is a rural town in the Western Downs Region and a locality split between the Western Downs Region and the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Glenmorgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenmorgan
Glenmorgan is a rural town in the Western Downs Region and a locality split between the Western Downs Region and the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Glenmorgan had a population of 148 people. Geography The Town is located on Surat Developmental Road (known as Sybil Street within the town), west of the state capital, Brisbane. Erringibba National Park is a protected area in the east of the locality (). Apart from the national park, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation, along with some crop growing. Climate The Glenmorgan region has hot summers and warm winters. History The township derived its name from the Glenmorgan railway station used to honour Godfrey Morgan, a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (1909–1938), grazier, journalist, and Secretary for Railways 1929-32. The local street names, have been named after members of Godfrey Morgan's family. The area was formerly known as either Cobblegum Creek or C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Railway Station
Tara is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tara had a population of 1,980 people. Geography Tara is on the Darling Downs. The town is at the centre of the locality. Immediately surrounding the urban area of Tara, there are a number of rural subdivisions of 'lifestyle blocks'. The blocks are usually between 13 and 40 ha in area. The population of the 2000 Rural Subdivision blocks exceeds that of the town itself. The Glenmorgan railway line traverses the locality from east ( Goranba) to west ( The Gums). There are two railway stations within the locality: * Tara railway station, serving the town () * Tullagrie railway station, to the south-west of the town but now abandoned () History Baranggum (also known as Barrunggam, Barunggam Parrungoom, Murrumgama) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Baranggum people. The Baranggum language region includes the landscape within the local government bounda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goranba Railway Station
Goranba is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Goranba had a population of 187 people. Geography The Glenmorgan railway line The Glenmorgan Branch is a railway line in south west Queensland, Australia. It opened in a series of sections between 1908 and 1931. It was intended to reach Surat, Queensland, Surat but construction ceased during the Great Depression in Aus ... traverses the locality from east ( Weranga) to west ( Tara) and is served by Goranba railway station (). History The name ''Goranba'' is an Aboriginal word referring to a fight over ownership of a tree. Goranba Provisional School opened February 1925 in a newly constructed hall. In July 1929 it was decided to combine the schools at Perthton and Goranba in single location. In December 1929, the school building at Perthton was relocated to Goranba to establish Goranba State School on a new . It was located north of the Goranba railway station on the north-east corner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weranga Railway Station
Weranga is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Weranga had a population of 215 people. Geography The Glenmorgan railway line traverses the locality from the south-east ( Kumbarilla) to the south-west ( Goranba). The locality is served by Weranga railway station on the Weranga North Road (). History The locality's name is derived from the parish name and from an early pastoral run established in 1848 by John and Alfred Crowder. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning a large gathering of Aboriginal Australians Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, such as Tasmania, Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, and Groote Eylandt, but excluding the Torres Strait Islands .... Weranga Provisional School opened in 1923, but closed in 1924. In the Weranga had a population of 215 people. References {{Western Downs Region Western Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumbarilla Railway Station
Kumbarilla is a town and rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kumbarilla had a population of 197 people. Geography The locality ranges from 350m to 400m above sea level. The town is located in the south-west corner of the locality immediately to the south of the Kumbarilla railway station () on the Glenmorgan railway line; there are very few buildings in the surveyed town plan area. Another station on the line was Gulera railway station () which is now abandoned. The Glenmorgan railway line passes from east ( Ducklo) to south-west ( Weranga) through the southern part of the locality. The Moonie Highway also passes from the south-east (Ducklo) to the south ( Marmadua), always south of the railway line and does not pass through the town; the junction of the highway with the Surat Developmental Road is at the south-western edge of the locality. The Braemer State Forest is in the north-west of the locality. In addition, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ducklo Railway Station
Ducklo is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ducklo had a population of 333 people. Geography The Glenmorgan railway line passes from the north-east (Nandi) to the west ( Kumbarilla) of the locality. The locality is served by Ducklo railway station (). The Moonie Highway also passes from the north-east (Nandi) to the south-west of the locality ( Kumbarilla) but to the south of the railway line. History The name ''Ducklo'' may refer to low-flying ducks along the Clay Hole Gully. The Ducklo railway siding was a mail receiving office from 1913. It subsequently became a post office. It closed in 1970. Ducklo State School opened on 25 January 1915. It closed in 1963. The Anglican Church of the Holy Apostles was dedicated on 12 October 1915 by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson St Clair George Alfred Donaldson (11 February 1863 – 7 December 1935) was an English Anglican bishop. He was the first Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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