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The Nanango railway line was a narrow-gauge branch railway located in Queensland, Australia. On 31 October 1882, parliament approved the construction of a branch line from Theebine (then called Kilkivan Junction) west to Kilkivan after gold and copper were discovered in this region of Queensland, Australia.
The following site on the closed Nanango railway line is on the Queensland Heritage Register: Dickabram Bridge: crosses the Mary River. [17] The following are Local Heritage listed by the South Burnett Regional Council: Kingaroy Railway Precinct: The former railway station, and a row of camphor laurel trees. [18]
This is a route-map template for the Nanango railway line, a closed narrow gauge branch railway line in Queensland, Australia. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
Nanango railway line; O. Cooyar railway line; Old Cleveland Road Tramway Tracks; P. Palmwoods-Buderim Tramway; Proston railway line; R. Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line and ...
The Kilkvan to Goomeri section of the Nanango railway line opened in 1902. The township takes its name from that assigned to the Kinbombi railway station, which is derived from an Aboriginal word in the Kabi language, indicating a fight concerning a woman (gin meaning woman and bombe meaning hit).
The Nanango railway line from Kilkivan to Goomeri via Cinnabar opened on 1 August 1902, [7] with two stations serving the locality (from west to east): Cinnabar railway station, serving the town ( 26°07′09″S 152°10′56″E / 26.1193°S 152.1821°E / -26.1193; 152.1821 ( Cinnabar railway station
The Kilkivan to Goomeri section of the Nanango railway line opened in 1902, and the Goomeri to Wondai section opened on 14 September 1903. [8] The line was officially closed in early 2010. [9] Closer settlement took place in 1911 with the sale of rural allotments and town blocks. [7]
A second population boom occurred when the Brisbane Valley railway line was extended to Yarraman in 1911. [15] On 13 November 1911, Nanango railway station ( 26°40′24″S 152°00′08″E / 26.6733°S 152.0023°E / -26.6733; 152.0023 ( Nanango railway station ) ) [ 16 ] became the terminus of a branch off the South Burnett ...