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Swanbank
Swanbank is an industrial locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Swanbank had a population of 0 people. Geography The predominant land usage in Swanbank is industrial, including the Swanbank Power Station (). There are both current and historic mines in the area. The south-west of the locality is used for grazing on native vegetation. The Swanbank railway line enters the locality from the north ( Blackstone) and terminates in two balloon loops. There are two railway stations: * Swanbank railway station () * Box Flat railway station () History Early settler James Foote named the locality after his wife's birthplace Swanbank in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Previous names for this area were Logan Lagoon and Josey's Lagoon. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanbank Power Station
The Swanbank Power Stations are located in Swanbank within South East Queensland, Australia. The original power station was coal fired, but the site has since moved to gas. By 2007 the site had consisted of the highly efficient gas-fired Swanbank E Power Station and the smaller gas-fired Swanbank C Power Station. Swanbank E was written off by the Queensland Audit Office as having no value, as it is uneconomical to run in 2021. Components Swanbank A was commissioned in 1967 and decommissioned in August 2005. It had six steam turbines, and was powered by coal. The three high, concrete smoke stacks were collapsed on 20 August 2006. All three were collapsed on the same day with a 10 second delay between each stack. The deconstruction and demolition project, undertaken by Trio Industries, was scheduled to be completed in February 2007. Swanbank B was commissioned in 1971 with four steam turbines, powered by coal. Four units of Swanbank B were decommissioned in April 2010, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway
The Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway is located near Ipswich, Queensland, Australia and runs through the former West Moreton pioneering coal fields. It was first opened in 1881 by colliery proprietor and politician Lewis Thomas (1832-1913) as a tramway to his coal mines. The right-of way was later taken over by Queensland Railways, extended to take in over 20 mines before reaching to its present termini at Swanbank Loop where it served the Swanbank Power Stations. The branch remains the oldest continuously operating branchline in Queensland. Since 1978, Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway has operated passenger trains on this branch line using heritage rollingstock. Operations The narrow gauge Railway conducts steam/heritage diesel train trips from Bundamba Racecourse on the Swanbank Branch Line to either Swanbank Power station, near Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, or to '3 Mile 8 Chain' Box Flat balloon loop. Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway (QPSR) operate heritage railway e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanbank Railway Line
The Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line was a branch line off the Main Line railway near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built to convey coal from the Bundamba and Redbank areas of the Ipswich coalfields. The Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line ran generally south-west from Redbank station to a point near Bundamba Creek called Box Flat Junction and from that point generally north along Bundamba Creek to Bundamba station. The Swanbank Extension ran generally south-easterly from Box Flat Junction to the end of its extension. After the closure of the Redbank - Box Flat Junction section due to the closure of the nearby coal mines, this line remained to convey coal to the Swanbank Power Station. History In 1881 Lewis Thomas received parliamentary approval to build a 2 km tramway from Bundamba to his coal mine known as Aberdare at Blackleg Gully. in 1886 a 1 km extension to the West Moreton Colliery at Swanbank was approved, and the line was extended from the West Moreton Mine 3&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Flat Mine
The Box Flat Mine or Box Flat Colliery was located at Swanbank in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The mine opened in 1969 and operated until its closure on 30 June 1987. Its coal was mined for the operation of the Swanbank Power Station. Explosion The Box Flat Mine disaster occurred on the 31 July 1972 when 17 miners lost their lives after an underground gas and coal dust explosion, 14 men who were working in the vicinity of the explosion and three miners who were working on a belt adjacent to the mine entrance. An eighteenth man Clarence Edwin Wolski died on 20 February 1974 as a direct result of injuries sustained in the Box Flat explosion. Eight of the dead were part of the mine rescue team. At 6pm on 19 July, spontaneous combustion occurred in a pile of fallen coal in No. 2 level of Box Flat No.5 mine, assisted by a scheduled fan stoppage, during which reduced air flow allowed self-ignition of the coal heap. This developed into a large fire over an 8-hour period, assisted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripley, Queensland
Ripley is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ripley had a population of 1,405 people. Geography The eastern boundary of Ripley is aligned with Bundamba Creek. The Centenary Highway passes through the south east corner of Ripley. Ripley is located within the Ripley Valley, and takes its name from the valley. History Ripley is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country. The historical settlement of Ripley dates back to the mid-1800s as a farming community. Bundamba Upper State School opened on 2 February 1874. In 1909, it was renamed Ripley State School. It closed in 1930 due to low student numbers. It was at 1166-1176 Ripley Road in neighbouring South Ripley. Cityhope Church was built in 1998 by a congregation established in Ipswich in the mid 1960s. In 2007 it was announced that Ripley would be a master-planned urban development. In the , Ripley had a population of 1,405 people. Ripley urban development The Riple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstone, Queensland
Blackstone is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Blackstone had a population of 1,024 people. History The district was originally called Bundamba Creek but this caused confusion with nearby Bundamba, so the postmistress Mrs Orr proposed the name Blackstone, believed to be a place in Ireland. The area is renowned for its mining history and in 1866 Welshman Lewis Thomas established one of the first mines in the area. Blackstone has a rich Welsh history with Lewis Thomas having populated the community with Welsh miners and their families, who in turn established their own Cambrian choir and church in 1886, a School of Arts in 1891, a Soccer club in 1890, and public school in 1887. After switching to mining at Dinmore in 1870, Thomas returned to open his first Aberdare Mine in 1876 and prospered thereafter. In 1881 the government granted him permission to build a private railway which developed by 1903 into a loop line connecting the mines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flinders View, Queensland
Flinders View is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Flinders View had a population of 5,808 people. Geography Flinders View is bisected by the Cunningham Highway which also forms part of the northern and southern boundary of the suburb. Flinders View consists of four estates, Fairview Rise, Kensington Hills, Jacana Place and Flinders Crest. Major parks include Fairview Park and Nugent Park and its local shopping centre is Winston Glades, which has seen much change and development recently with the enlargement of Supa IGA and the movement of Pizza Hut and Network Video to a new section of the centre. History The origin of the suburb name is from the view and proximity to Flinders Peak from the suburb of Flinders View. In the Flinders View had a population of 5,808 people. Education There are no schools in Flinders View. The nearest government schools are Raceview State School in neighbouring Raceview to the north and Amberley Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redbank Plains, Queensland
Redbank Plains is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Redbank Plains had a population of 19,299 people. Geography Redbank Plains is by road from the Ipswich CBD and approximately from the Brisbane CBD. Redbank Plains is North West from Springfield Central. History The history of the name is not recorded, but the neighboring suburb of Redbank was named by Major Edmund Lockyer in September 1925 due to the red soil on the bank of the Brisbane River. A school (name unknown) was opened in 1868 by the Roman Catholic Church. On 17 January 1870 it became Redbank Plains Non Vested School. In 1873 a new school was built and on 9 Feb 1874 it opened as Redbank Plains State School. A Primitive Methodist church opened at 382 Redbank Plains Road () on Sunday 26 December 1875. At January 2010 the church (then known as the Redbank Plains Uniting Church) was still extant. In April 2011 the church was damaged by a fire (suspected to be arson); at that time th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Rock, Queensland (Ipswich)
White Rock is a locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the White Rock had a population of 3 people. Geography The majority of land in White Rock remains covered in natural vegetation. In the far north west, the Centenary Motorway links Springfield with the Cunningham Highway to the west. The western half of White Rock lies with the catchment of the Bremer River and the eastern half within the Brisbane River catchment. History White Rock is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Aboriginal country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions. In the White Rock had a population of 3 people. Attractions The White Rock Conservation Park, now known as the White Rock – Spring Mountain Conservation Estate, is accessed by White Rock Drive from Redbank Plains Redbank Plains is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Redbank Plains had a population of 19,299 people. Geography Redbank Plains is by road from the Ipswich CBD and app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Ripley, Queensland
South Ripley is a rural locality and suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. South Ripley is part of the Ecco Ripley urban development area. In the , South Ripley had a population of 712 people. Geography As a locality, South Ripley is the valley created by Bundamba Creek, which runs in a north-south direction in the locality. Bundamba Lagoon is located in the south-east part of the locality. History South Ripley is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions. Bundamba Upper State School opened on 2 February 1874. In 1909, it was renamed Ripley State School. It closed in 1930 due to low student numbers. It was at 1166-1176 Ripley Road (). In the , South Ripley had a population of 344 people. In the , South Ripley had a population of 712 people. Ripley Valley State School and Ripley Valley State Secondary College opened on 1 January 2020. Amenities The Ipswich City Council operates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raceview, Queensland
Raceview is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Raceview had a population of 9,721 people. Geography The Cunningham Highway passes through the south-eastern corner of Raceview, entering from Blackstone and exiting to Flinders View. History In 1828 during the convict era, there was a farm called Plough Station. The origin of the suburb name is from an early racecourse at the end of Grange Road, which later relocated to Bundamba. Raceview Provisional School opened on 20 August 1901. On 1 January 1909, it became Raceview State School. During World War II, American military personnel who died in or near Australia were buried in a extension of Ipswich General Cemetery as a temporary arrangement until their bodies could be returned to the United States after the war. Mrs Rose Manson, who lived in nearby Salisbury Street, placed flowers on the graves every Sunday and wrote letters to their next-of-kin in the USA, reporting on the buria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas. Geography The City of Ipswich is centrally located in the South East Queensland region of Australia. Ipswich governs the outer western portion of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane CBD. To the east is the City of Brisbane local government area, and to the west are the rural and agricultural areas of the Brisbane, Lockyer and Fassifern Valleys. History Ipswich is the second-oldest local government area in Queensland, after Brisbane. On 16 November 1859, after the enactment of the Municipalities Act of 1858 in New South Wales, a petition containing 91 signatures was received by the Governor of New South Wales seeking to have Ipswich, which at the time had 3,000 peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
