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Beaudesert Railway Line
The Beaudesert railway line (also known as the Upper Logan railway line) is a disused branch railway in South East Queensland, Australia. The first section opened in 1885 between Bethania and Logan Village, the line completed in 1888 with the extension to the terminus of Beaudesert and operated as a Queensland Government Railways (QGR) line until 1996 (Passenger service ceased in 1961). A heritage operation was undertaken from 2002 to 2005. The QR Canungra branch line junctioned from the Beaudesert branch at Logan Village railway station, Logan Village and operated between 1915 and 1955, and the Beaudesert Shire Tramway connected with the terminus between 1903 and 1944. A study was undertaken in 2010 by the Queensland government concerning a potential Salisbury-to-Beaudesert rail corridor as a long-term potential proposal. Route The 43 kilometre-long line commenced at Bethania railway station, Brisbane, Bethania railway station () south of Brisbane. It branches off the Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedar Grove, Queensland
Cedar Grove is a mixed-use Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cedar Grove had a population of 1,992 people. Geography The western and part of the northern boundary of Cedar Grove follows the Logan River. On the river on the northern boundary is the Cedar Grove Weir. The Mount Lindesay Highway loosely forms the eastern boundary of the locality. The eastern edge of the locality and the west of the locality are used for agriculture, a mixture of pastoralism, grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. A strip through the centre of the locality between the eastern and western agricultural areas is residential. History Cedar Grove railway station () was on the disused Beaudesert railway line from Bethania, Queensland, Bethania to Beaudesert, Queensland, Beaudesert. The line opened on 16 May 1888. When the Beaudesert railway line, railway line to Beaudesert, Queensland, Beaudesert was built in 1888, the station w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimboomba Railway Station
Jimboomba is a town and locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Jimboomba had a population of 7,423 people. Geography Jimboomba is situated on the Mount Lindesay Highway, by road south-east of Logan Central and by road south of Brisbane central business district. The western part of Jimboomba is bordered by the new suburb of Glenlogan and the Logan River; the only bridge within the locality is Payne Bridge on Cusack Lane (). There is a low-level older bridge immediately to the north of Payne Bridge, but this cannot be used by vehicular traffic. The Queensland Government's current plan is that Jimboomba will become a major residential and business area within the Brisbane metropolitan region, as part of the Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area, which will house up to 150,000 additional residents in coming decades. Although historically a rural area, as at 2021, the land use in Jimboomba is almost entirely residential. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Motors
A railcar (not to be confused with the generic term railroad car or railway car) is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach (or carriage, car, unit), with a driver's cab at one or both ends. In its simplest form, a "railcar" may also be little more than a motorized railway handcar, draisine or railbus. Some railway companies, such as the Great Western, termed such vehicles "railmotors" (or "rail motors"). Self-powered railcars were once common in North America; and termed Doodlebugs. Self-propelled passenger vehicles also capable of hauling a train are, in technical rail usage, more usually called "rail motor coaches" or "motor cars" (not to be confused with the motor cars, otherwise known as automobiles, that operate on roads). Alternative use In Australia, the term is sometimes also used as an alternative name for the small types of multiple unit whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan River
The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in South East Queensland that drains the southern ranges of the Scenic Rim and empties into Moreton Bay after navigating the City of Logan, a major suburban centre located south of Brisbane. The drainage basin, catchment is dominated by urban and agricultural land use. Near the mouth (river), river mouth are mangrove forests and a number of aquaculture farms. Course and features The river rises below Mount Ernest on the southern slopes of the Scenic Rim, part of the Great Dividing Range and forms in the Mount Barney National Park, near the QueenslandNew South Wales border, below Mount Lindesay (Queensland), Mount Lindesay. The river flows generally north by nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodna
Goodna is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb on the eastern edge of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia. In the , Goodna had a population of 10,391 people. Geography Goodna is from the Brisbane central business district, being just outside the Brisbane City Council area. Located as a centre point between Brisbane and Ipswich, it was designated by the Queensland Government in the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program, SEQ Plan as a major activity centre, a transport oriented development centre and as an economic activity centre. The Brisbane River runs to the north of Goodna. Goodna Boat Ramp is one of the only boat ramps on the Brisbane River and is part of the Brisbane River Canoe Trail. There are extensive old Jacaranda, Royal Poinciana, Poinciana, Hoop pine, Hoop Pine and Mango trees throughout the area. Parks are widespread with over 14 individual parks to be found and free electric barbecue facilities at the major ones. Names of some o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamrookum
Tamrookum is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamrookum had a population of 94 people. Geography The Mount Lindesay Highway traverses Tamrookum from north (Laravale, Queensland, Laravale) to south (Innisplain, Queensland, Innisplain) and forms part of the north-west boundary. The Logan River forms its eastern boundary. The Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor also passes through the locality from north to south to the west of the highway with Tamrookum railway station at . A series of vegetated hills in the west rises to elevations of up to . In the east adjacent to the river the predominant land use is irrigated cropping and irrigated pasture for Pastoralism, grazing. In the west the principal land use is Pastoralism, grazing on native vegetation. History The name ''Tamrookum'' is believed to be a corruption of the Aboriginal words (from the Yugumbir language, Yugumbeh language) ''dhan/buragun'' m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaudesert, Queensland
Beaudesert ( Yugambeh: ''Yilbagan'') is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Beaudesert had a population of 6,752 people. Beaudesert is the administrative centre for the Scenic Rim Region. Geography Beaudesert is south of Brisbane and west of the Gold Coast. Beaudesert is located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some south of Brisbane. The area sources its income predominantly from rural activities such as cropping, grazing and equine activities, as well as tourism. In the Logan River and Albert River valleys, Beaudesert is a regional hub serving surrounding communities such as Rathdowney, Kooralbyn, Canungra, Tamborine Mountain and Jimboomba. It is approximately 91 kilometres from Brisbane and connected by the Mount Lindesay Highway. The town of Beaudesert is located above sea level and has an average annual rainfall of around per year. The temperature is around in summer and falls to aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan Village
Logan Village is a semi-rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. Logan Village was once known as the head of the navigable Logan River. Its importance as a town grew again when the railway arrived. In the , the locality of Logan Village had a population of 5,316 people. Geography Logan Village is a low density semi-rural suburb. The area has remained remote with few commercial or retail outlets. The Logan River passes through the middle of the suburb as does the disused Beaudesert railway line from Bethania, Queensland, Bethania to Beaudesert, Queensland, Beaudesert and the Waterford, Queensland, Waterford–Tamborine Mountain, Tamborine Road. The name derives from the river which was named by Ralph Darling, the Governor of New South Wales, after Patrick Logan, Captain Patrick Logan. The township was referred to by various names in the colonial era, including ''Village of Logan'', ''Town of Logan'', and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wacol
Wacol is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wacol had a population of 4,253 people. Geography Wacol is bounded to the west by the Brisbane River and to the north loosely by Wolston Creek. It is south-west of the Brisbane central business district. The Brisbane-Ipswich railway line enters the suburb from the north-east ( Darra), via Wacol railway station in the centre of the locality () and Gailes railway station in the south-west of the locality (), before exiting to the south-west (Goodna / Gailes). The suburb includes the undeveloped Cockatoo Island () in the Brisbane River. Termination Hill is a peak in the south of the suburb (). History Termination Hill was named by explorer John Oxley at the termination point of his first voyage up the Brisbane River in December 1823. Wolston House was opened in 1852. Still intact today the building is the only surviving early Brisbane River settlement. The building was planned to be demolish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleneagle Railway Station
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Veresdale Railway Station
Veresdale is a locality split between the City of Logan and the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Veresdale had a population of 414 people. Geography The ''Logan River'' forms part of the north-western boundary. Mount Lindesay Highway enters the locality from the north (Woodhill) and exits to the south-west ( Gleneagle). The land use is predominantly grazing on both irrigated pastures (in areas near the Logan River) and native vegetation. There is a small amount of crop growing and rural residential housing. History Robert Towns established a cotton plantation called ''Townsvale'' in the area now known as Veresdale and Gleneagle. In 1863, he imported 73 Melanesians (locally known as Kanakas) to work on the plantation. Townsvale National School opened on 2 June 1873. On 1 January 1874, it was renamed Veresdale State School. In 1899, it was renamed Woodhill State School and is within the present-day locality of Woodhill to the north of present-day Veresd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
