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Yeppoon Railway Station
Yeppoon railway station is a heritage-listed railway station at James Street, Yeppoon, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 18 April 2008. History In 1867, residents of Rockhampton signed a petition asking the Surveyor-General to mark out a town at the nearest point on the central Queensland coast where they might be able to enjoy a day at the beach. Although Yeppoon, then known as "Bald Hills", was proclaimed as a Town Reserve, as a watering place for Rockhampton on 30 April 1868, for many years access to it was difficult, the first road with culverts being built in 1878. It suffered in its rivalry with Emu Park (declared a Town Reserve on 9 January 1869), where land was taken up by influential Rockhampton businessmen and squatters from further west who built holiday houses there. These two resort towns were among the first in Queensland and the first on the Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Pastoralists and selectors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeppoon, Queensland
Yeppoon is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of the Shire of Livingstone and the principal town on the Capricorn Coast, a string of seaside communities stretching more than from north to south. The beaches and shallow coves provide a destination both for tourists and retirees settling down in Central Queensland. Offshore, there are 27 islands including Great Keppel Island which is from Yeppoon. In the , the locality of Yeppoon had a population of 7,037 people; this does not include any neighbouring suburbs. Geography Yeppoon is located on Keppel Bay which opens to the Coral Sea, around north of the state capital, Brisbane, and from Rockhampton City. It is located within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone in Central Queensland. Between 2008 and 2013, it was within the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urangan, Queensland
Urangan is a coastal suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Urangan had a population of 9,764 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north by Hervey Bay (the bay not the town, ) and to the east by the northern end of the Great Sandy Strait (and beyond it, Fraser Island). Dayman Point is a headland () Shelly Beach is a beach that extends into neighbouring Torquay (). Urangan Boat Harbour is a harbour (). In the far south west of the suburb is the single runway Hervey Bay Airport. History The name ''Urangan'' is derived from Kabi language, either from the word ''yuangan'' meaning '' dugong'', or ''yerengen'' meaning '' small shell fish''. The local landmarks of Dayman Spit and Dayman Point were named after Lieutenant Joseph Dayman of the Royal Navy. Dayman was the first European to navigate through the Great Sandy Strait on 10 November 1846 in a small decked boat called the ''Asp''. It had been intended that Dayman re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanby, Queensland
Tanby is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ..., Australia. In the , Tanby had a population of 539 people. The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road runs through the southern tip. References {{Shire of Livingstone Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Railway Bridge
Alexandra Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge adjacent to North Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from 1898 to 1899 by George Charles Willcocks. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The Alexandra Railway Bridge, constructed in 1898–1899, crosses the Fitzroy River and is an integral part of the original design of the Rockhampton Junction railway line, and is an important element in the development of the railway network in Queensland. The Archer brothers had made a private expedition to the Rockhampton district in 1853, and were the first Europeans to record and chart the Fitzroy River. The Archers were also the first European pastoralists to arrive in the area. Their establishment of Gracemere pastoral station lead to further pastoral expansion into the area. After the short lived Canoona gold rush of 1858, Rockhampton was proclaimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archer Park Rail Museum
Archer Park Railway Museum is a heritage-listed former railway station and now transport museum at Denison Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1897 to 1908. It was known as Archer Park railway station and Rockhampton Central railway station. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. The Museum's main attraction is a rare French Purrey steam tram reconstructed using parts from the original fleet of steam trams operated by Rockhampton City Council between 1909 and 1939. History Archer Park Railway Station, the former Rockhampton Central Railway Station, is situated on Denison Street and forms an important link with the social, cultural and transport history of Rockhampton and Central Queensland. It was the major railway station in Rockhampton from the turn of the century until the mid 1920s, and is an important element in the development of the railway network in Queensland, and the growth of the Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockhampton Junction Railway Line
Alexandra Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge adjacent to North Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from 1898 to 1899 by George Charles Willcocks. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The Alexandra Railway Bridge, constructed in 1898–1899, crosses the Fitzroy River and is an integral part of the original design of the Rockhampton Junction railway line, and is an important element in the development of the railway network in Queensland. The Archer brothers had made a private expedition to the Rockhampton district in 1853, and were the first Europeans to record and chart the Fitzroy River. The Archers were also the first European pastoralists to arrive in the area. Their establishment of Gracemere pastoral station lead to further pastoral expansion into the area. After the short lived Canoona gold rush of 1858, Rockhampton was proclaimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cawarral, Queensland
Cawarral is a rural town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cawarral had a population of 831 people. History Cawarral State School opened on 13 July 1874. In the 2011 census, Cawarral had a population of 726 people. In the the locality of Cawarral had a population of 831 people. Education Cawarral State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 125 Annie Drive (). In 2015, Cawarral State School had an enrolment of 87 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 85 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Cawarral. The nearest secondary schools are Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north-east and Glenmore State High School in Kawana in Rockhampton to the south-west. Facilities The Cawarral Cemetery is on the corner of Cemetery Road and Helena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitzroy River (Queensland)
The Fitzroy River (Darumbal: ''Toonooba'') is a river located in Central Queensland, Australia. Its catchment covers an area of , making it the largest river catchment flowing to the eastern coast of Australia. It is also the largest river basin that discharges onto the Great Barrier Reef. Course and features Formed by the confluence of the Mackenzie and Dawson rivers that drain the Expedition Range and the Carnarvon Range respectively, the Fitzroy River rises near Duaringa and flows initially north by east, then northward near the Goodedulla National Park. The river then flows in an easterly direction near the Lake Learmouth State Forest and parallel with the Bruce Highway through the settlement of , before turning south to where the river is crossed by the Bruce Highway. After flowing through Rockhampton, the river flows south by east past the Berserker Range past Humbug Point to the south of the Flat Top Range and eventually discharging into Keppel Bay in the Coral Sea n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Rockhampton Railway Station
North Rockhampton railway station was a railway station in The Common, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. History The railway line from North Rockhampton to Emu Park was officially opened on Saturday 22 December 1888 by Archibald Archer, the local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton.North Rockhampton railway station was the terminus of the line, which was built to give Rockhampton residents access to the seaside. Although Rockhampton had a railway station, it was on the southern side of the Fitzroy River and building a rail bridge across the river was seen as too expensive, so the line commenced on the north side of the river. However, having a disconnected railway line proved inconvenient and in 1899, the Rockhampton Junction railway line was built linking Rockhampton's main railway station with the North Rockhampton railway station via the Alexandra Railway Bridge over the Fitzroy River. After the North Rockhampton railway station closed, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Rockhampton To Emu Park Railway Line
The North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line was a branch line of the North Coast railway line in Central Queensland. Australia. It connected Rockhampton to Emu Park (from the North Rockhampton railway station to Emu Park railway station). History The railway line was officially opened on Saturday 22 December 1888 by Archibald Archer, the local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton. The line was long and provided access to the seaside for Rockhampton, with subsequent lines opening from Nankin Junction to Broadmount (24 km) in 1898 and Sleipner Junction via Mount Chalmers and Cawarral to Yeppoon railway station (32 km) in 1909. The line cost £149,829 19s 7d. The Broadmount line closed in 1929, being the first branch line closed by 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coolangatta, Queensland
Coolangatta is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is the Gold Coast's southernmost suburb and it borders New South Wales. In the , Coolangatta had a population of 5,948 people. Geography Coolangatta and its immediate neighbouring "Twin Town" Tweed Heads in New South Wales have a shared economy. The Tweed River supports a thriving fishing fleet, and the seafood is a local specialty offered in the restaurants and clubs of the holiday and retirement region on both sides of the state border. There are three hills in Coolangatta: * Kirra Hill ( ) at above sea level on the coast, which was named in 1883 by surveyor Schneider (1883) using an Aboriginal word which might mean '' white cockatoo'' or ''fire'' * Greenmount Hill ( ) at above sea level on the coast, which was named for the Greenmount Guest House, operated from 1905 by Patrick J. Fagan, and named after his birthplace in County Meath, Ireland * Murraba ( ) at above sea level on the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
