Torbanlea Railway Station is a closed railway station on the
North Coast railway line in
Queensland
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, Australia. It served the town of
Torbanlea
Torbanlea is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Torbanlea had a population of 791 people.
Geography
The Burrum River forms the western and northern boundary of the locality. T ...
and its coal mine.
History
The station was built in 1883 after coal was discovered at the small town.
CAN – Collections Australia Network – Burrum and District Museum
/ref> The station was closed in 1900 along with the mine after an explosion
An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation of high temperatures and release of high-pressure gases. Supersonic explosions created by high explosives are known ...
killed 5 people.
References
Disused railway stations in Queensland
North Coast railway line, Queensland
Fraser Coast Region
External links
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