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Mary Valley Rattler
The Mary Valley Rattler (formerly Mary Valley Heritage Railway) is a heritage railway line that conducts steam train trips and tours from Gympie through the Mary River (Queensland), Mary Valley using the former Mary Valley railway line in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It is now one of the region's biggest tourist attractions and is managed by a not-for-profit organisation. It has been described as Australia's third biggest heritage railway. It was shut down for safety reasons in 2012. In 2016, the Gympie Regional Council provided funding to make the railway operational again as it is a major tourist attraction for the area. Journeys recommenced between Gympie and Amamoor on 6 October 2018. Railway history The Mary Valley railway line was a branch line of the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line, which branched west at Monkland railway station, Monkland (just south of Gympie) and continued to Brooloo railway station, Brooloo in the upper Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Valley Rattler 802
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2010-11 Queensland Floods
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armstrong Whitworth
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. With headquarters in Elswick, Tyne and Wear, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Armstrong Whitworth built armaments, ships, locomotives, automobiles and aircraft. The company was founded by William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, William Armstrong in 1847, becoming Armstrong Mitchell and then Armstrong Whitworth through mergers. In 1927, it merged with Vickers Limited to form Vickers-Armstrongs, with its automobile and aircraft interests purchased by John Siddeley, 1st Baron Kenilworth, J D Siddeley. History In 1847, the engineer William George Armstrong founded the Elswick, Tyne and Wear, Elswick works at Newcastle, to produce hydraulic machinery, cranes and bridges, soon to be followed by artillery, notably the Armstrong breech-loading gun, with which the British Army was re-equipped after the Crimean War. In 1882, it merged with the shipbuilding firm of Charles Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Hill, Queensland
Spring Hill is an inner northern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Spring Hill had a population of 6,593 people. Geography Spring Hill is located north of the Brisbane central business district, central business district. Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the Brisbane CBD. The Northern Busway, Brisbane, Northern Busway serves the suburb via the Normanby bus stop. History Spring Hill was originally called ''Spring Hollow'' because natural springs in the area supplemented Brisbane's early water supply from the Tank Stream and its dam. The name Spring Hill came into use when prominent citizens began living on the ridge. Boundary Street in Spring Hill and also in West End, Queensland, West End were named due to the policy of preventing the Jagera people, Jagera and Turrbal peoples from being within the boundaries of the British settlement at night. All Saints Anglican Church, Brisbane, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundubbera
Mundubbera ( ) is a rural town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the neighbouring (and rival) town of Gayndah. Geography The town is in the Wide Bay–Burnett region on the Burnett Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, north of Dalby and west of the regional centre, Bundaberg. The Mundubbera-Durong Road exits to the south. Mundubbera is built on the bank on the Burnett River. The Mundubbera district is bounded on the east by the Binjour Plateau and on the south and west by the Burnett River. Devonian, Carboniferous, Triassic, and post-Triassic sediments have all been found in the district. Devonian and Carboniferous sediments are incorporated into the late or post-Permian folds which affect the Yarrol Basin. A large syncline is exposed, commonly called the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co
Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co was an Australian engineering and railway rolling stock manufacturer, located at Kangaroo Point, Queensland. It manufactured steam locomotives for the Queensland Railways until 1927. The works were not located near a railway, so completed locomotives were delivered along Main Street on temporary track. In 1892 The North Queensland Register described the company as ''one of the oldest established iron works in this colony... noted for excellent designs and high class work...(which) manufacture everything incidental to mining and milling work.'' Products *25 Queensland A12 class locomotive, A12 class locomotives *21 Queensland B15 class locomotive, B15 class locomotives *70 Queensland PB15 class locomotive, PB15 class locomotives *41 Queensland C16 class locomotive, C16 class locomotives *28 Queensland C17 class locomotive, C17 class locomotives * Pissoirs References {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Anderson, Phelan and Co Kangaroo Point, Queensland Defu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandanga Railway Station
Kandanga is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kandanga had a population of 659 people. Geography The town is located on the Mary Valley Road ( State Route 51) north of the state capital, Brisbane and south west of Gympie, on the banks of Kandanga Creek, a tributary of the Mary River. This river forms the eastern and north-eastern boundaries of the locality. Kandanga is one of a chain of towns in the Mary Valley also including Imbil, Amamoor and Dagun. History The first township in the area was called Bunya Creek. When the railway sideling opened to Kandanga in 1914, the town moved to its present site and adopted its current name. The name "Kandanga" may be derived from the local Kabi Aboriginal language, meaning a ''fork'' or sharp bend of the creek or it may refer to the ''cabbage tree''. Kandanga Post Office opened by June 1914 (a receiving office had been open from 1895). Kandanga State School opened i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland C17 Class Locomotive
The Queensland Railways C17 class locomotive are a class of 4-8-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways. History The C17 class was introduced as an improved version of the Queensland C16 class locomotive, C16 class. Per Queensland Railway's List of Queensland steam locomotives#Classification, classification system they were designated the C17 class, C representing they had four Driving wheel, driving axles, and 17 representing the Cylinder (engine), cylinder diameter in inches. The design was so successful that 227 locomotives were built from 1920 when the first engine Nº 15 entering service through until 1953 when Nº 1000 was delivered. The Commonwealth Railways NM class were of the same design. They were used to haul Mail trains on lines could not accommodate heavier Queensland B18¼ class locomotive, B18¼ class, also suburban passenger, mixed, goods and branch line trains. Until 1948 they were the heaviest engines that could work north of Mackay railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imbil, Queensland
Imbil is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Imbil had a population of 1,071 people. Geography Imbil is in the Wide Bay–Burnett district in the Mary River valley, north of the state capital, Brisbane. History The town takes its name from the Imbil pastoral run which was named 1857 by the pastoralists Clement Francis Lawless and Paul Lawless. ''Imbil'' is a Kabi word referring to the bamboo vine, and is also used to refer to a lagoon below the Imbil station house. The town was established in 1868 at the start of the gold rush in the area. In 1887, of land were resumed from the Imbil pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887. The first Imbil post office opened on 9 July 1870 and closed in 1872. The second office opened in 1877 and closed in 1907. The third office opened by 1919. Imbil Provisional School opened on 19 July 1897. Due to fluctuating st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandanga, Queensland
Kandanga is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kandanga had a population of 659 people. Geography The town is located on the Mary Valley Road ( State Route 51) north of the state capital, Brisbane and south west of Gympie, on the banks of Kandanga Creek, a tributary of the Mary River. This river forms the eastern and north-eastern boundaries of the locality. Kandanga is one of a chain of towns in the Mary Valley also including Imbil, Amamoor and Dagun. History The first township in the area was called Bunya Creek. When the railway sideling opened to Kandanga in 1914, the town moved to its present site and adopted its current name. The name "Kandanga" may be derived from the local Kabi Aboriginal language, meaning a ''fork'' or sharp bend of the creek or it may refer to the ''cabbage tree''. Kandanga Post Office opened by June 1914 (a receiving office had been open from 1895). Kandanga State School opened i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amamoor, Queensland
Amamoor is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Amamoor had a population of 720 people. Geography Amamoor is south of Gympie. The Bruce Highway passes to the east of the town and the Amamoor Forest Reserve is to the west. Amamoor is situated on the Amamoor Creek which is a tributary of the Mary River. It is one of a chain of towns in the Mary Valley also including Imbil, Dagun, and Kandanga. History The town is named after a pastoral run held by J.D. McTaggart in the late 1850s. It is an Aboriginal word meaning ''swimming in water'' or a ''swimming creek''. When the construction of a railway line between Brisbane and Gympie was being contemplated in 1884–5, one of the routes being considered was through the Mary Valley. However, this was not the route chosen, and the residents of the valley who were disappointed at missing out on rail connection agitated for many years until the Mary Valley branch line was bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagun, Queensland
Dagun is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Dagun had a population of 137 people. It is one of a chain of towns in the Mary Valley also including Amamoor, Imbil, and Kandanga. Geography Amamoor Creek, a tributary of the Mary River, forms most of the eastern boundary. Mary Valley Road ( State Route 51) passes through the eastern part of the locality from north to south. The Mary Valley Branch Railway passes through from north-east to south-east. Dagun railway station serves the town (). History The town takes its name from the railway station, which was named on 22 January 1914, using an Aboriginal word meaning ''home camp''. The Dagun State School opened on 18 June 1924. Dagun Post Office opened on 1 June 1925 (a receiving office had been open from 1920) and closed in 1975. Demographics In the , the locality of Dagun had a population of 150 people. In the , the locality of Dagun had a population of 137 pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
