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Laidley Valley Railway Lines
The Laidley Valley Branch Railway, also known as the Mulgowie railway line, connected Laidley to Mulgowie in Queensland, Australia. It was 11 kilometres long, making the line one of the shortest in Queensland. History The line was the culmination of 30 years agitation to access the rich agricultural area along Laidley Creek. The line was opened on Wednesday 19 April 1911 by the Queensland Treasurer, Walter Barnes. The line was never profitable, servicing an agricultural valley with a low population density. The initial twice-daily service was reduced to once daily in 1918 and reduced again to a twice weekly service in the 1930s. The line reached its greatest popularity in 1914 when 1,285 people travelled on the line - by 1950 the average use was one passenger every three weeks. Freight averaged ninety tons a year in the early years, but by the late 1930s this had dropped to 38 tons a week. By 1954, there was barely enough freight to fill a single wagon. A possible extension ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laidley, Queensland
Laidley is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Laidley had a population of 3,808 people. Geography Laidley is situated within the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland east of the Great Dividing Range and close to the northern foothills of the Main Range. The town is located west of Brisbane, the state capital, and east of Toowoomba. The Warrego Highway (A2) is around 10 km to the north, and the town sits on the Brisbane–Charleville railway line. Laidley lies within the Lockyer Creek catchment, with the creek rising at the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and flowing east. The catchment has an area of approximately 3,000 km² and elevations range from 1,100m AHD on the Great Dividing Range to 24m AHD at the confluence with the Brisbane River. The relatively flat topography of the valley, its rich alluvial soils and warm climate are the basis for the Lockyer Valley to have become a maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulgowie, Queensland
Mulgowie is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mulgowie had a population of 175 people. History The locality is named after Mount Mulgowie, which in turn has an Aboriginal name meaning ''big round hill''. Burnside State School opened on 22 January 1877. In 1919 it was renamed Mulgowie State School. It closed on 12 December 1997. It was on Mulgowie School Road (). In the , Mulgowie had a population of 175 people. Education There are no schools in Mulgowie. The nearest government primary schools are Thornton State School in neighbouring Thornton to the south and Laidley District State School in Laidley to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Laidley State High School in Laidley. References {{Lockyer Valley Region Lockyer Valley Region Localities in Queensland ... [...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 Treasurer
The Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ... who is responsible for the Queensland Treasury, and by extension, all financial matters of the Queensland Government. List of Queensland treasurers See also * Politics of Queensland References {{Australian Treasurers Queensland Queensland-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Barnes (politician)
Walter Henry Barnes (7 September 1858 – 19 February 1933) was a longtime member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early years Barnes was born in Castlemaine, Victoria, a son of Hiram Barnes, who took his family to Queensland when he was six years old. He gained employment in the saddler business, then worked as a driver for Cobb and Co. coaches. He next worked for the Post Office, then in 1884 joined his brother's firm of Barnes and Co. Ltd., produce and general merchants. He held the position of manager of the Roma Street business for very many years, and ultimately became managing director of the company. Politics For 25 years he was a member of the Coorparoo Shire Council, of which body he was five times Chairman. He first entered Parliament in 1901 as member for Bulimba, succeeding Sir James R. Dickson, who left State politics for Federal Parliament. With the exception of a break of three years, Barnes represented Bulimba and, later, Wynnum, in the Queenslan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brisbane Courier
''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's eastern suburbs. It is available for purchase throughout Queensland, most regions of Northern New South Wales and parts of the Northern Territory. History The history of ''The Courier-Mail'' is through four mastheads. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' later became '' The Courier'', then the '' Brisbane Courier'' and, since a merger with the Daily Mail in 1933, ''The Courier-Mail''. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' was established as a weekly paper in June 1846. Issue frequency increased steadily to bi-weekly in January 1858, tri-weekly in December 1859, then daily under the editorship of Theophilus Parsons Pugh from 14 May 1861. The recognised founder and first editor was Arthur Sidney Lyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornton, Queensland
Thornton is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Thornton had a population of 201 people. Geography Thornton is a mountainous area. It is bounded to the west by the ridge of the Mistake Mountains range and to the east by the ridge of the Little Liverpool Range. Laidley Creek passes through the valley from south to north between the two mountain ranges. Mount Zahel is in the south-west of the locality () near the Mistake Mountains. It is above sea level. Mount Cooper is in the north of the location (). It is above sea level. Laidley Gap is a pass through the Mistake Mountains (). The name is derived from Laidley Plain, which was named on 22 June 1829 after James Laidley by explorer Allan Cunningham. Mount Beau Brummell is in the east of the locality () within the Little Liverpool Range. It is above sea level. Edwards Gap is a pass through the Little Liverpool Range () History Thornton Provisional School opened on 11 October 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Line Railway
The Main Line is a railway line in South East Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1865 and 1867. It commences at Roma St Station in Brisbane and extends west 161 km to Toowoomba. It is the first narrow gauge main line constructed in the world. The section of the line from the end of Murphys Creek railway station to the Ruthven Street overbridge, Harlaxton is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. The Murphys Creek Railway Complex, the Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Lockyer), the Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Murphys Creek) and Swansons Rail Bridge are also heritage listed. History The section from Ipswich (a city about from Brisbane) to Grandchester (originally Bigge's Camp) was the first section of railway line opened in Queensland, on 31 July 1865. Queensland Railways (QR) was the first operator in the world to adopt narrow gauge (in this case ) for a main line, and this remains the system wide gauge within Queensland tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laidley Railway Station
Laidley railway station is located on the Main Line railway, Queensland, Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Laidley, Queensland, Laidley. The station has two side platforms, opening in 1866. Services Laidley is served by Queensland Rail#Long Distance Trains, Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly ''The Westlander, Westlander'' service travelling between Roma Street railway station, Brisbane and Charleville railway station, Queensland, Charleville. Transport links Pulitano Group, Laidley Bus Services operates one bus route via Laidley station: * 539: Helidon, Queensland, Heildon to Rosewood railway station, Rosewood station service References External links * Laidley station Queensland's Railways on the Internet {{Queensland Rail railway stations, Westlander=y, state=collapsed Laidley, Queensland Railway stations in Australia opened in 1866 Railway stations in Lockyer Valley Region Main Line railway, Queensland ... [...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] |
Rail Transport In Queensland
The rail network in Queensland, Australia, was the first in the world to adopt narrow gauge for a main line, and now the second largest narrow gauge network in the world, consists of: *the North Coast Line (NCL) extending from Brisbane to Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns *Four east–west lines (and associated branch lines) connecting to the NCL: **the Western line (including the Main Line) from Brisbane to Toowoomba and Charleville **the Central Western line from Rockhampton to Longreach and Winton **the Great Northern Railway from Townsville to Mount Isa **the Tablelands line from Cairns to Atherton and Forsayth *Four export coal networks: ** Moura to Gladstone ** Blackwater to Gladstone utilising the Central Western and NCL lines ** 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
