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Re: Port Elliot

Subject: Re: Port Elliot
From: "John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 13:26:05 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
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>> 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.

31st July, 1865, Ipswich to Grandchester, was QR's first.

I've never actually thought about whether there were any other
non-government railways before that...
anyone have any info?   I guess i've always assumed that the sun rises and
sets on QR..... :-)


--
John McCandless
Cloncurry Qld Au

References:
- Port Elliot
  - From: Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>
- Re: Port Elliot
  - From: jshugg@westpac.com.au
- Re: Port Elliot
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- Re: Port Elliot
  - From: jshugg@westpac.com.au
- Re: Port Elliot
  - From: david <david@gwmail.nmit.vic.edu.au>

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