Shuttle train at Caledonian Colliery, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1957

Creator Details

TitleShuttle train at Caledonian Colliery, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1957Date Created14 September 1957AcknowledgementGordon Yarrow

Location

SuburbThagoonaCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

Description

DescriptionThe train was named 'Lizzie'. A former mariner Captain John Rea opened the Caledonian mine at Thagoona in 1889. (Information from http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/documents/planning/mining.pdf) Thagoona was on coal beds stretching from Rosewood to the border of Amberley, known as the Rosewood-Walloon coalfield. The Caledonian Colliery had shafts near and east of Caledonian Park, now Thagoona’s largest public reserve. There were three spur lines connecting the shafts to the main railway. (Information taken from website http://queenslandplaces.com.au/thagoona on 27 April 2011)

Connections

BusinessesCaledonian CollieryPeople & FamiliesJohn ReaCurated CollectionsGordon Yarrow Defining Tulmur | IpswichDreaming of Tomorrow: MiningTaxonomy20th Century | 1950s | 1957

Subjects

SubjectsMining equpment & objectsMinesMiningIndustryShuttle trains

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Shuttle train at Caledonian Colliery, Thagoona, Ipswich, 1957