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Langenbaker House
Langenbaker House is a heritage-listed detached house at Mitchell Street, Ilfracombe, Queensland, Ilfracombe, Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. It was erected in Ilfracombe in 1899, but was originally built earlier at another location. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 29 November 2001. History Langenbaker house, a small single story corrugated iron and timber house, was erected in Ilfracombe in 1899 by owner Harry Langenbaker, an outback teamster or carrier by trade. The town of Ilfracombe dates from 1890, when ambitious settlers anticipated the arrival of the Central Western railway line, Queensland, Central Western railway. However, some of Australia's largest and best known sheep stations had been established in the area from 1864. Rodney Downs, Portland Downs, Beaconsfield Station Sheep Wash, Beaconsfield and Wellshot Station, Wellshot were the original holdings in what later became the Shire of Ilfracombe. From September 1891 Ilfracombe was a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilfracombe, Queensland
Ilfracombe is a rural town and locality in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ilfracombe had a population of 259 people. Ilfracombe calls itself ''The Hub of the West''. The main industry is sheep rearing, mainly for wool. Geography Ilfracombe is situated on the Landsborough Highway, about east of Longreach, above sea level. Mount Rodney is in the north-east of the locality (). It was named in 1861 by Frederick Walker after Rodney, an Aboriginal member of Walker's expedition. It rises to . The Central Western railway line passes through the locality with a number of rail stops in the locality (from west to east): * Ilfracombe railway station, serving the town () * Dartmouth railway station, now abandoned () * Deroora railway station () History Sheep stations were established in the area from 1864. The townsites of Ilfracombe and Longreach were amongst resumed portions of Wellshot Station. In 1892, Wellshot was known as the biggest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
