Re: Port Elliot

[david <david@gwmail.nmit.vic.edu.au>]

jshugg@westpac.com.au wrote:<much snipped>


> Finally, interesting to note that the first railway lines in SA (Goolwa-
> PE), Tas (Port Arthur and then Launceston-Deloraine) and West Australia
> (Geraldton-Northampton) were outside of capital cities. Sydney and
> Melbourne both claim their respective states' first lines, but where
> was Queensland's (excuse my ignorance)?

Hopeing to be corrected but I seem to recall it was Redbank or Ipswich to
Granchester -
that line anyhoe as a gov railway. Not sure if it was the first QLD railway.

Regards,
David