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Millmerran Railway Line
The Millmerran railway line is a 71 kilometre long branch railway in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. History The Queensland Parliament approved a railway line to link Pittsworth, Queensland, Pittsworth with the east via the Southern railway line, Queensland, Southern railway line from Toowoomba in October 1885. The line branches off the Southern railway line, Queensland, Southern line in the township of Wyreema, Queensland, Wyreema (then called Beauaraba) 17 km south of the major regional city of Toowoomba, Queensland, Toowoomba and opened on 19 September 1887. The Southern line branched from Gowrie Junction, Queensland, Gowrie Junction until the opening of the Drayton Deviation from Toowoomba direct to Wyreema in 1915. Stops were constructed en route to Pittsworth at The Hollows, Queensland, The Hollows, Umbiram, Queensland, Umbiram, Southbrook, Queensland, Southbrook, Greenhills railway station, Greenhills and Broxburn, Queensland, Broxburn. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millmerran Railway Line At Southbrook
Millmerran , known as Domville between 1 June 1889 and 16 November 1894, is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Millmerran had a population of 1,545 people. Geography The town is on the Darling Downs, west of the state capital, Brisbane. The Gore Highway passes through the locality from the north-east (Yandilla) to the west (Captains Mountain, Queensland, Captains Mountain). The Millmerran–Inglewood Road (State Route 82) runs to the south. State Route 82 enters Millmerran from the north-east concurrent with the Gore Highway. The Millmerran–Cecil Plains Road exits to the north. History Bigambul (also known as Bigambal, Bigumbil, Pikambul, Pikumbul) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bigambul people. The Bigambul language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Goondiwindi Regional Council, including the towns of Goondiwindi, Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broxburn, Queensland
Broxburn is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Broxburn had a population of 115 people. Geography The northwest boundary follows the Gore Highway. Close to the northern boundary is the Millmerran railway line with now-abandoned Greenhills railway station formerly serving the locality (). The land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation. History The Broxburn Provisional School opened on 13 June 1898. In 1909, it became Broxburn State School. It closed in 1959. It was on the Pittsworth Felton Road (), now just within the boundaries of Pittsworth Pittsworth is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Pittsworth had a population of 3,300 people. Geography Pittsworth township is south-west of Brisbane via the Warrego Highway, s .... Wilga View State School opened on 4 July 1938 and closed in 1959. Demographics In the Broxburn had a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Lines In Queensland
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Rail Transport In Queensland
The rail network in Queensland, Australia, was the first in the world to adopt narrow gauge for a main line. In 2013, it claimed to be the second largest narrow gauge network in the world. The network consists of the following lines: *the North Coast Line (NCL), extending from Brisbane to Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns *four east–west lines (and associated branch lines), including: **the Western line from Brisbane to Toowoomba and Charleville **the Central Western line from Rockhampton to Longreach and Winton **the Mt Isa line from Townsville to Mount Isa **the Tablelands line from Cairns to Forsayth *four export coal networks, including: ** Moura to Gladstone ** Blackwater to Gladstone ** Goonyella to Hay Point ** Newlands to Abbot Point *the original narrow-gauge Southern line that provided a rail connection to Sydney, extending from Toowoomba to the New South Wales border at Wallangarra, plus the South Western line west from Warwick to Thallon; *two li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GrainCorp
GrainCorp Limited is an Australian commodity trading company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The company's core business is the receiving and storage of grain and related commodities. It also provides logistics and markets these commodities. The company was founded by the Government of New South Wales as a public sector agency, Government Grain Elevator (later the Grain Elevators Board), in 1917. It was formed to transport grain from local collection points located on railways throughout the grain-producing regions of New South Wales. It was later known as the Grain Handling Authority. It was privatised in 1992 with a majority of shares being transferred to grain growers, and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in March 1998. GrainCorp's operations have subsequently extended into other Australian states by amalgamations with other grain handling operations. In July 2000 it merged with its Victorian equivalent, Vicgrain. The company operates an extensiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watco Australia
Watco Australia is a rail haulage operator that was formed in 2010 to haul grain for the CBH Group in Western Australia. In 2019, it commenced operating in Queensland under a contract with GrainCorp. It is a subsidiary of Watco. History In 2009, CBH Group decided to put its rail grain haulage services out to tender for the first time. This work had previously been performed by the Western Australian Government Railways, Australian Railroad Group, Australian Western Railroad and Aurizon, QR National. CBH aimed that the amount of grain transported by rail rise from 50% to 70%. CBH settled on a business model that saw it invest in new locomotives and grain wagons, with day-to-day operations contracted out. In December 2010, CBH awarded Watco WA Rail a ten-year contract to operate services in the south of Western Australia. To operate the services, CBH purchased 22 CBH class locomotives from MotivePower, Boise, Idaho, Boise, and 574 grain wagons from Bradken, Xuzhou. The cost of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Queensland Floods
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Gore Highway
The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne to Brisbane link. It is signed as National Highway A39. History The highway is named after two brothers, St. George Richard Gore and Ralph Thomas Gore who established the Yandilla pastoral run in the area (between Pittsworth and Milmerran), through which the road traverses. It was elevated to National Highway status in February 1993, and replaced the Cunningham Highway as the main route between Goondiwindi and Brisbane. Interstate traffic was rerouted through Toowoomba and the Warrego Highway as it presented a less steep gradient than via Warwick and Cunninghams Gap, shortening travel time especially for trucks. It was initially designated State Route 85 until February 1993 when National Highway 85 was proclaimed, splitting State Route 85 into two. In 2005 it was given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yandilla, Queensland
Yandilla is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yandilla had a population of 50 people. Geography The north-eastern boundary follows the Condamine River. The Gore Highway passes through from north-east to west. The area was serviced by the Millmerran railway line with Yandilla railway station () serving the locality. History The locality takes its name from a pastoral run name. The name was first used in 1842 by St George Richard Gore pastoralist and politician. The run was at first briefly known as Grass Tree Creek and there is still a creek by that name in the area. The origin of the name ''Yandilla'' is unclear. One claim is that it is a local Aboriginal word meaning ''running water''. Another claim is that it is named after a village in Ireland as St George Gore was a brother of the 7th Baronet of Manor Gore in Donegal. All Saints Anglican Church is a timber church which was erected at Yandilla Station by the Gore family about 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pampas, Queensland
Pampas is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pampas had a population of 78 people. Geography The locality is positioned between the main channel and north branch of the Condamine River both of which mark boundaries. The Millmerran railway line and Gore Highway pass through Pampas. The Pampas–Horrane Road ( State Route 82) runs north-west to Cecil Plains. The land use is predominantly horticulture and cropping. History Pampas is named because of the extensive coverage of kangaroo grass. Pampas railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Millmerran railway line (). The Dry Paddock Provisional School opened on 9 August 1897. In 1909 it became Pampas State School. It closed on 27 December 1957. It was at 22 Fysh Road (). Pampas Memorial Hall was erected in late 1954. Demographics In the , Pampas had a population of 62 people. In the , Pampas had a population of 78 people. Economy There are a number of homesteads i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookstead, Queensland
Brookstead is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Brookstead had a population of 182 people. Geography The town is located in the south-west of the locality. The North Branch of the Condamine River forms the western boundary of the locality. The land is flat freehold farmland (approx 400 metres above sea level) and is used to grow crops, such as sorgum, corn and wheat. St Ronans is a neighbourhood in the west of the locality (). The Gore Highway traverses the locality from the south-east to the south-west slightly bypassing the town. At the bypass is the junction with the Brookstead Norworth Road which exits the locality through the north-west. The Millmerran railway line also traverses from the south-east to the south-west through the locality, passing through the town, which is serviced by the Brookstead railway station (). History The name ''Brookstead'' is derived from ''brook'' indicating ''creek/watercou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
