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Thagoona

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The name of the district seems to have originated with the opening of the railway station (1888) which was named Raeside. A change of name to Thagoona occurred soon afterwards, and the meaning or origin of the name is apparently unrecorded but it is believed to be a Ugarapul word.

Early in the 1900s Thagoona included about 14 houses and a company boarding house for a population of miners who came from Ipswich to work at “The Cally”. Some lived in Thagoona, many others rode their bicycles in from Ipswich each day and others camped in a paddock on week nights and went home at the weekends.

Captain John Nicol Rea arrived in Thagoona in the 1860s. Captain Rea was the first settler in Thagoona and was an enterprising man who initially began farming and operating a sugar mill before trying his hand at mining. In the 1880s, Captain John Nicol Rea opened the Caledonian Mine at Thagoona. His son Alexander joined him in the venture. By 1900 it was in the hands of Ipswich Coal owner John Wright and his partner, Brisbane coal merchant William Black. Under experienced management the mine was extended and became more successful. An additional shaft was opened in 1914.

At first this was called Thagoona Mine but later, it was also given the name Caledonian. The Caledonian Mine closed in September 1960 but the name is preserved by Caledonian Park.

References (offline)Expanded Ipswich Heritage Study (1997)

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Coal bins, Westfalen Mine No. 1, Thagoona, near Ipswich, early 1940s

Derelict machinery at Caledonian Colliery, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1957

Gordon Yarrow in front of the shuttle train known as "Lizzie", Thagoona, Ipswich, mid 1950s

Group of men supporting the strikers at the Caledonian Mine during the 'staydown' strike, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1958

Kavanagh Railway Bridge, Thagoona, 2014

Loading coal from shute at the Caledonian Collliery, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1964

Miners and supporters listening to speeches during the 'staydown' strike at the Caledonian Mine, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1958

Pit top, Westfalen Mine No. 1, Thagoona, near Ipswich, early 1940s

Shed that housed shuttle train known as 'Lizzie' at the Caledonian Colliery, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1957

Shuttle train at Caledonian Colliery, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1957

Shuttle train at Caledonian Colliery, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1964

Shuttle train at Caledonian Colliery, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1965

Shuttle train in front of coal loading shute, Caledonian Colliery, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1957

Supplying strikers at the 'staydown' at the Caledonian Mine, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1958

Wives of strikers at the Caledonian Mine, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1958

Histories

Expanded Ipswich Heritage Study, Volume 2, 1997

Ipswich Suburb, Place, and Road Names

Ipswich: A Changing Landscape

One Could Always Meet a Cook From Ipswich to the Condamine: The Cook Family: Farmers, Mail Contractors & Hoteliers

Transcriptions

Memories of Blackstone and Brynhyfryd, Ipswich, an oral history with Jessie Edwards, 1995 (Transcript)

Memories of Thagoona with Mary Kavanagh, Rosewood, Ipswich 2014 [transcript]

Transcript interview with Councillor David Pahlke, Division 10, Ipswich City Council, on his experiences during the flood in Rosewood in January 2011, Rosewood, Ipswich, 2012

Maps & Plans

Bremer River flood plain map of Ipswich area sheet 17, 1975

Flood map of Bremer River, 1974

Key Map Bremer River flood maps SF14 SF15 SF17 SF18 SF20 SF22

Audio

Audio interview with Councillor David Pahlke, Division 10, Ipswich City Council, on his experiences during the flood in Rosewood in January 2011, Rosewood, Ipswich, 2012

Memories of Thagoona with Mary Kavanagh, Rosewood, Ipswich 2014 [audio]

Heritage Trails

Coal Mining Then & Now Heritage Trail

People, Places and Events Rural Trail

Slideshows

Aerial views of the Ipswich district, Ipswich, 2011

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Suburb Postcode4306

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Buildings & StructuresThagoona Railway StationParksAdelong Avenue ReserveArmstrong ParkBanyula Road ReserveCaledonian ParkEvans Road ReserveKarrabin-Rosewood Road ReservePindari Drive ReserveCurated CollectionsSuburbs & Localities

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