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RM 1901 crossing the Dickabram Bridge c.1991. 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.
Wide Bay Highway starts as State Route 49, at an intersection with the Bruce Highway in Bells Bridge, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Gympie.It runs west over the Mary River and then turns northwest until it enters Lower Wonga where it again turns west, passing the exit to Gympie–Woolooga Road to the south as it enters Woolooga.
The Maryborough railway station (established in 1878) demonstrates the importance of Maryborough as a port for the export of the products of the interior. Although the Port of Maryborough declined after 1917, the railway station is a reminder of the past importance of the city to Queensland's export trade. [1]
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia.The highway runs from its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, to the D'Aguilar Highway in Nanango.
Nanango's claim to be fourth-oldest is based on the first establishment of commercial premises, which is Goode's Inn. On that basis, it is the fourth olderst, following Ipswich (then called Limestone), Drayton, and Maryborough. However, Nanango was not surveyed as a town site until 1861, and several other towns were surveyed before that. [11]
The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with the Bunya Highway in Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia.Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, and Nanango.
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The Maryborough and Urangan Railway Bill received government approval on 5 December 1884, but by 1885 no work on construction of the railway or its associated works had been undertaken. In March 1885, some of the Vernon Co. directors visited the Burrum coalfield and were surprised to find that little development of the coal deposits had taken ...