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Bundamba Racecourse Station
The Bundamba Racecourse railway station is located in Booval, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia (). It is on the Redbank - Bundamba Loop line which extends to the Swanbank Power Station in Swanbank Swanbank is an industrial locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Swanbank had a population of 0 people. Geography The predominant land usage in Swanbank is industrial, including the Swanbank Power Station (). There .... Description The Racecourse platform is opposite from the entrance to Bundamba Racecourse. The Racecourse is provided with more facilities than the usual provincial meeting and, on Bundamba race days, metropolitan races in Brisbane are not run. To provide services for the Brisbane racegoer, public transport operates to Bundamba and takes the form of trains, buses and taxis. All trains are hauled by B18¼ Class or BB18¼ Class 4-6-2 locomotives, and wooden suburban carriages are normally used. Up to and during 1962, four tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booval, Queensland
Booval is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Booval had a population of 2,622 people. Geography Booval contains both residential and commercial areas. Booval straddles Brisbane Road, the main arterial link to the Ipswich Motorway. The Booval Fair shopping centre, located on Brisbane Road, contains a number of major chain stores, including Woolworths and Big W, while a number of smaller businesses line South Station Rd and Brisbane Rd. History The origin of the suburb name is the Ugarapul language word meaning ''frilled lizard''. The first large-scale cotton crops in Queensland were grown at Booval in the 1860s. The settlement of Booval derived from a private estate and its strategic location on the road and railway between Ipswich and Brisbane. In December 1895 the Anglican Diocese's architect John Buckeridge called for tenders to erect the Church of All Saints in Bundanba (as Bundamba was then known) on land donated by Miss Fer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas. Geography The City of Ipswich is centrally located in the South East Queensland region of Australia. Ipswich governs the outer western portion of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane CBD. To the east is the City of Brisbane local government area, and to the west are the rural and agricultural areas of the Brisbane, Lockyer and Fassifern Valleys. History Ipswich is the second-oldest local government area in Queensland, after Brisbane. On 16 November 1859, after the enactment of the Municipalities Act of 1858 in New South Wales, a petition containing 91 signatures was received by the Governor of New South Wales seeking to have Ipswich, which at the time had 3,000 peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation of Australia, Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = Local government areas of Queensland, 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarchy of Australia, Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor of Queensland, Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier of Queensland, Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk (Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), AL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a State of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating the relationships between all state and territory governments and the Australian Government. Under the Australian Constitution, all states and territories (including Queensland) ceded powers relating to certain matters to the federal government. The government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The Governor of Queensland, as the representative of Charles III, King of Australia, holds nominal executive power, although in practice only performs ceremonial duties. In practice executive power lies with the Premier and Cabinet. The Cabinet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line And The Swanbank Extension
The Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line was a branch line off the Main Line railway near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built to convey coal from the Bundamba and Redbank areas of the Ipswich coalfields. The Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line ran generally south-west from Redbank station to a point near Bundamba Creek called Box Flat Junction and from that point generally north along Bundamba Creek to Bundamba station. The Swanbank Extension ran generally south-easterly from Box Flat Junction to the end of its extension. After the closure of the Redbank - Box Flat Junction section due to the closure of the nearby coal mines, this line remained to convey coal to the Swanbank Power Station. History In 1881 Lewis Thomas received parliamentary approval to build a 2 km tramway from Bundamba to his coal mine known as Aberdare at Blackleg Gully. in 1886 a 1 km extension to the West Moreton Colliery at Swanbank was approved, and the line was extended from the West Moreton Mine 3& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanbank Power Station
The Swanbank Power Stations are located in Swanbank within South East Queensland, Australia. The original power station was coal fired, but the site has since moved to gas. By 2007 the site had consisted of the highly efficient gas-fired Swanbank E Power Station and the smaller gas-fired Swanbank C Power Station. Swanbank E was written off by the Queensland Audit Office as having no value, as it is uneconomical to run in 2021. Components Swanbank A was commissioned in 1967 and decommissioned in August 2005. It had six steam turbines, and was powered by coal. The three high, concrete smoke stacks were collapsed on 20 August 2006. All three were collapsed on the same day with a 10 second delay between each stack. The deconstruction and demolition project, undertaken by Trio Industries, was scheduled to be completed in February 2007. Swanbank B was commissioned in 1971 with four steam turbines, powered by coal. Four units of Swanbank B were decommissioned in April 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanbank, Queensland
Swanbank is an industrial locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Swanbank had a population of 0 people. Geography The predominant land usage in Swanbank is industrial, including the Swanbank Power Station (). There are both current and historic mines in the area. The south-west of the locality is used for grazing on native vegetation. The Swanbank railway line enters the locality from the north ( Blackstone) and terminates in two balloon loops. There are two railway stations: * Swanbank railway station () * Box Flat railway station () History Early settler James Foote named the locality after his wife's birthplace Swanbank in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Previous names for this area were Logan Lagoon and Josey's Lagoon. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundamba Racecourse
Bundamba is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundamba had a population of 6,514 people. Geography The Bremer River forms the western part of the suburb's northern boundary. The Warrego Highway enters the suburb at its north-eastern corner ( Riverview) and then forms the eastern part of the suburb's northern boundary before crossing the river to the north ( Karalee). The suburb is mostly bounded to west by Bundamba Creek, which becomes a tributary of the Bremer River at the suburb's north-western corner (). Ipswich Racecourse (formerly known as Bundamba Racecourse) is in the south-west of the suburb at 219 Brisbane Road (). Brisbane Road enters the suburb from the east (Ebbw Vale) and exits to the west ( Booval). The Main Line railway runs just to the north of Brisbane Road, entering the east ( Dinmore), forming part of the eastern boundary with Ebbw Vale, then traverses the suburb exiting to the west ( North Booval / Booval). The su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland B18¼ Class Locomotive
The Queensland Railways B18¼ class locomotive was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways. History The first batch of 17 B18¼ class locomotive were built by the North Ipswich Railway Workshops in 1926. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the B18 class, B representing they had three driving axles, and the 18 the cylinder diameter in inches. Further orders saw the class total 83 by 1947 with some built by Walkers Limited Walkers Limited was an Australian engineering company, based in Maryborough, Queensland. It built ships and railway locomotives. The Walkers factory still produces railway locomotives and rolling stock as part of Downer Rail. History In .... The latter examples were fitted with modified boilers and improved cabs. The early examples were painted prussian blue with the boilers having a natural finish. The latter examples were painted black with red lining. In 1949 all were repainted green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland BB18¼ Class Locomotive
The Queensland Railways BB18¼ class locomotive was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways. History The first 35 BB18¼ class locomotives were built by the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, England in 1950/51. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the BB18¼ class, BB representing they had three driving axles, and the 18¼ the cylinder diameter in inches. A further 20 built by Walkers Limited, Maryborough between 1955 and 1958. No. 1089 was the last steam engine placed into service on a mainline Australian railway. Their route availability was always the same as for the BB18¼ and C19. The extremities of that availability when they were introduced were (from Brisbane) Roma, Wallan-garra, Merinda (near Bowen), plus branches Bundamba to 3 miles 8 chains (on loop to Redbank), Gowrie to Wyreema loop, Warwick to Thane (South-Western Line), Ipswich to Workshops Gate, South Brisbane to Lota, Kuraby and Corinda, Shorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chain (unit)
The chain is a unit of length equal to 66 feet (22 yards). It is subdivided into 100 links (PDF) or 4 rods. There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. In metric terms, it is 20.1168 m long. By extension, chainage (running distance) is the distance along a curved or straight survey line from a fixed commencing point, as given by an odometer. The chain has been used for several centuries in England and in some other countries influenced by English practice. In the United Kingdom, there were 80 chains to the mile, but until the early nineteenth century the Scottish and Irish customary miles were longer than the statute mile; consequently a Scots chain was about 74 (imperial) feet, an Irish chain 84 feet. These longer chains became obsolete following the adoption of the imperial system of units in 1824. Definition The UK statute chain is 22 yards, which is . This unit is a statute measure in the United Kingdom, defined in the Weights and Measures Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway
The Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway is located near Ipswich, Queensland, Australia and runs through the former West Moreton pioneering coal fields. It was first opened in 1881 by colliery proprietor and politician Lewis Thomas (1832-1913) as a tramway to his coal mines. The right-of way was later taken over by Queensland Railways, extended to take in over 20 mines before reaching to its present termini at Swanbank Loop where it served the Swanbank Power Stations. The branch remains the oldest continuously operating branchline in Queensland. Since 1978, Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway has operated passenger trains on this branch line using heritage rollingstock. Operations The narrow gauge Railway conducts steam/heritage diesel train trips from Bundamba Racecourse on the Swanbank Branch Line to either Swanbank Power station, near Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, or to '3 Mile 8 Chain' Box Flat balloon loop. Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway (QPSR) operate heritage railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
