... What was the original alignment and why was it closed? seems a bit silly considering the population explosion and toursim explosion in the 60's....
Yeah that's correct. The rail line used to also service Southport. But it only went to South Brisbane in the north, because there was no bridge built over the...
Got some info... 1903 Railway extension from Nerang to Tweed Heads completed 1914 Beenleigh-Canungra line completed 1961 Nerang-Tweed Heads section of the...
Thanks trent, so i guess its safe to assume the extremely well graded Pacific Hwy was the rail alignment between Beenleigh and Coolangatta. And in teh mid-60s...
... graded ... Coolangatta. And in ... alignment to ... That would make sense. Will have to check this out later today. There is a lot of stuff at the library...
... Smith street would be the logical route but ur right the grades are rather steep. perhaps a winding route that has no trace now? or the parallel to the ...
Went to Dubbo over the weekend - few things of note: * 2 New bridges under construction about 15k out of Gilgandra on the Newell towards Coonabarabran....
... Im just glad i got there not even a month ago now and got all the black signs that used to be there. Im assuming this means Dubbo Council/RTA have gotten...
If you look at a Gold Coast street directory, you'll find a number of Railway Parades, Station Streets and so on running parallel to the Pacific Motorway. As...
hi again i have uploaded all the old road, sign and infrastructure photos to the new gallery at Expressway. I have also added 3 new signal pix, and several...
Hi all, Ive added a few more pages in South Australia from my website - they are: Roads section: Sturt Hwy -...
Michael Greenslade
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Nov 2, 2004 2:11 pm
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Great updates Michael. I have noticed that your SA pics are a lot clearer than before, unless that is just me. Did you redo them? I went on a trip around...
I remember seeing the old route on some old topo maps once. The main line wound its way through the hills from Beenleigh down to the Reedy Creek area, from ...
Trent ... this just occurred to me ... if you look at a map of the Molendinar/Ernest area there is a longish gently curving road in the industrial area just ...
... Yeah I read a book about the history of QR, and you're right. It started at Ernest Junction, which was named after some politician who fought for the...
Nice rant Trent. I certainly enjoyed readig this thread, i spose thats a given since i started it lol but my point is that when talking bout new roads or even...
Here's a scan of where Ernest Junction is/was from Brisbane UBD 24th ed. ie. 1980. Basically its near the intersection of the current Ashmore Dr and Activity ...
Yeah that's right. I think that the clear land in the map is the next to be developed. However, further up near SMith St it has changed rather significantly....
Here's a resized pic of the Southport railway station, circa 1900. http://www25.brinkster.com/thomsont/southport.jpg ... 24th ed. ie. ... Activity ... of the...
At 09:45 PM 11/2/2004 +0000, you wrote: Hi, ... Thanks - but Im not sure what you mean - when were the pics not so clear as I dont think I had much of a SA...
Michael Greenslade
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Nov 3, 2004 1:43 pm
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... Most of the pics from the Mt Barker-Murray Bridge trip I did, I was with my Dad so I had to be a little conservative. :) It is, afterall, only a ...
Michael Greenslade
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Nov 3, 2004 1:50 pm
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... Thanks for that Josh - heavens, the first two places I hadnt even heard of! ... people of Carisbrook having to fork out 108.5c at their local BP for ...
Michael Greenslade
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Nov 3, 2004 1:54 pm
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Hi Michael and everyone else, Only $1.085? In Tamworth we pay between $1.10 and $1.15 per litre, in smaller towns nearby they are charging up to $1.25 a litre....
... I didn't sorry. I did go to the botanical gardens to have lunch. They were quite nice. The last time I was in Maldon I went to Mt Trarengower, which had...
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