Railway Refreshment staff serving passengers in the Buffet Car on the Sunshine Route

Railway Refreshment staff serving passengers in the Buffet Car on the Sunshine Route.

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Menu from Toowoomba Refreshment Room, late 1960s

Menu from Toowoomba Refreshment Room, late 1960s. A three course sit-down meal could be purchased for 85 cents.

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Refreshment Room, Esk, c1920

Service and an elegant table setting were features of this Refreshment Room at Esk, c1920.

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The Railway Refreshment Room Sandwich, 1890

Poems about Refreshment Rooms frequently satirised the experiences of travellers as this example from the Railway magazine in 1890 shows. Railway magazine, 1890.

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Plans Cottage for attendants at Refreshment Rooms, Maryborough, 1916

Maryborough, QLD
Australia
25° 32' 20.058" S, 152° 42' 28.53" E
See map: Google Maps
24 October 1916
25 September 2012
25 September 2012

Location

Maryborough, QLD
Australia
25° 32' 20.058" S, 152° 42' 28.53" E
See map: Google Maps
25 September 2012

Copyright © Collection of the Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich

Railway refreshment rooms

Railway refreshment rooms

Railway Refreshment Rooms offered dining pleasure to people travelling across Queensland for over 100 years.

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Interior to be remodeled, Londys café, Toowoomba, 1962

Interior to be remodeled, Londys café, Toowoomba, 1962. This image shows the interior of Londys café which was to be remodeled, with the booths to make way for restaurant seating for 48 people and a bar installed on the far right. This space was re-imagined in the perspective drawing on the accompanying map. The image was taken when the owners were applying for a liquor license to turn the café into a restaurant. Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Queensland State Archives

Espresso and milk bar, Londys café, Toowoomba, 1962

Espresso and milk bar, Londys café, Toowoomba, 1962 This image, looking out towards Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, shows the espresso bar (left) and milk bar (right) of Londys café. The image was taken when the owners were applying for a liquor license to turn the café into a restaurant. Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Queensland State Archives

Shopfront Londys cafe, Toowoomba, 1962

Shopfront Londys cafe, Toowoomba, 1962. This image shows the shopfront of Londys Café on Ruthven Street, Toowoomba. The image was taken when the owners were applying for a liquor license to turn the part of the café into a restaurant. Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Queensland State Archives

Pleasure: how people enjoy the landscape

When news spread that Governor George Bowen’s long anticipated arrival in Brisbane in December 1859 had been delayed, the Queensland Free Press claimed ‘Pleasure arrangements were upset, a

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