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During World War II, Toowoomba was the location of RAAF No.7 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 and closed on 29 August 1944. Usually consisting of 4 tanks, 31 fuel depots were built across Australia for the storage and supply of aircraft fuel for the RAAF and the US Army Air Forces at a total cost of £900,000 ($1,800,000).
Toowoomba City is an urban locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is the central suburb of Toowoomba, containing its central business district and informally known as the Toowoomba CBD. In the 2021 census, Toowoomba City had a population of 2,321 people. [1]
On 29 October 1904, Toowoomba was proclaimed the City of Toowoomba. [4] [5] Toowoomba absorbed parts of the Shire of Middle Ridge and Town of Newtown on 23 February 1917. [6] [7] On 19 March 1949, following a major reorganisation of local government in South East Queensland, [8] Toowoomba grew its area to include parts of the Shires of ...
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area (LGA) located within the larger Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local government authorities with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond.
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A14 281 in the locomotive sheds at Ipswich ~1890 Goods train at the Toowoomba railway station ~1890 Spring Bluff station, located on the Main Line between Ipswich and Toowoomba, 1891 Passenger train crossing Swanson's Bridge on the Main Line, ca. 1912. The original bridge was an iron girder designed in England and supplied by Sir Charles Fox ...
During World War II (WWII) the park was used as a United States Navy (USN) submariners' rest and recreation camp. The intact former mess hall is the only building remaining from the camp in the park. Since the 1930s, the picturesque park has been a major tourist attraction in Toowoomba and this continues today. [1]
The main Toowoomba campus occupies a large area of south-western Toowoomba in the suburb of Darling Heights. Campuses in Ipswich and Springfield also exist, with the university-owned Queensland College of Wine Tourism being home to a study hub in Stanthorpe [ 10 ] The university also owns and operates the Mount Kent Observatory , which is the ...