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Haden Railway Line
Haden Branch Railway was a branch railway line from Kingsthorpe to Goombungee and Haden in the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. Kingsthorpe is about twenty kilometres from Toowoomba on the Western railway line. The Queensland Parliament approved a branch line north to Goombungee and Haden in December 1908. The initial railway stations were Cutella, Yalangur, Boodua, Nara, Kudo, Goombungee, Bergen, and Wahoon. First used on 21 December 1910, but officially opened in January 1911, the line terminated at Wahoon which was later renamed Haden after Alice Elizabeth Ruth Paget (née Haden), the wife of the railway minister Walter Paget Walter Trueman Paget (7 February 1854 – 23 December 1930) was a farmer and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Paget was born in Hagley, Worcestershire, the son of Arthu .... Between Goombungee and Haden, sidings were established at Weelu and Neuve. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsthorpe, Queensland
Kingsthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kingsthorpe had a population of 2,159 people. Geography Kingsthorpe is on the Darling Downs, north-west of the Toowoomba CBD and west of the state capital, Brisbane. Kingsthorpe railway station on the Western railway line serves the town (). Kings railway station is a closed station on that line on the boundary between the localities of Kingsthorpe and Kings Siding (). History The town was named after pastoralist brothers Colonel Henry Venn King and George Beresford King, of the Gowrie pastoral property. St Gregory's Anglican Church in Meringandan was consecrated on Sunday 12 September 1886 by Bishop William Webber. It was located on a piece of land near the railway station, donated by Mr Foland. It was built by Mr Maag and was and could seat 150 people. In 1905 it was relocated to Kingsthorpe where it was re-consecrated at St Gregory's by Archbishop St C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |