Album views, South Coast and seaside, 1914

Photographic representations of the landscape of Queensland were an important part of the promotion of rail travel in the early 1900s.

Location

Australia
Queensland Museum
Brisbane, Queensland
1 January 1914
23 November 2010
 Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010 
Australia
Dimensions
220mm
300mm
10mm

Original plate from Ipswich locomotive, 1877

Plate from first Ipswich locomotive, 1877. Builders’ plates are affixed to locomotives and other rail transport to record when and where they were constructed.

Location

Australia
R5954
Queensland Museum
Ipswich
1 January 1877
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia
Dimensions
160mm
267mm
10mm

Sugar cane train, 1948

Sugar cane train, 1948

Location

Australia
H20890
Queensland Museum
South Australia
1 January 1947
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia
Dimensions
3150mm
2080mm
7100mm

Railways destination roll, Wallangarra

Railways destination roll, Wallangarra

Destination rolls listed a number of locations along rail routes and were wound by hand to indicate the train destination. 

Location

Australia
R4482
Queensland Museum
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia

Programme for the inauguration of the Queensland railway, 1864

Programme for the inauguration of the Queensland railway, 1864

Location

Ipswich, QLD
Australia
27° 36' 50.7348" S, 152° 45' 30.4992" E
R6048
Queensland Museum
Ipswich
25 February 1864
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Ipswich, QLD
Australia
27° 36' 50.7348" S, 152° 45' 30.4992" E
Dimensions
517mm
290mm
21mm

Travelling distance by rail from Brisbane Central, 1938

1 January 1938
22 November 2010
22 November 2010
Brisbane
Sydney G. Hughes

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Travelling distance by rail from Brisbane Central, 1938. Detail from Pocket map of Brisbane, 1938. Published by Sydney G. Hughes, Invicta House, Brisbane. Collection of the National Library of Australia

Distance by rail and sea, 1938. Detail from Pocket map of Brisbane, 1938. Published by Sydney G. Hughes, Invicta House, Brisbane. Collection of the National Library of Australia

Collection of the National Library of Australia

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