Old Brisbane

1860s3 photos

Official opening of the first section of the Ipswich to Grandchester railway, Ipswich, 18651865Queensland's first railway train passes over Iron Pot Gully, Ipswich district, 18651865Official guests assembled in Ipswich at the opening of the first railway line from Ipswich to Bigges Camp, 18651865

1870s1 photo

Steam engine at Oxley Railway Station, 18761876

1880s3 photos

View of the Toowong Railway Station, 18801880Roma Street Railway Station in Brisbane viewed from the south-west, 18861886Flood damage to the Logan River railway bridge, looking from the Beenleight side, Beenleigh, 18871887

1890s33 photos

Brisbane River near the Chelmer Reach and Indooroopilly Railway Bridge during the 1890 flood1890Bridge of railway trucks across the floodwaters at Milton, Brisbane, 18901890Inudated land near the Auchenflower railway station during the 1890s floods in Brisbane1890Makeshift bridge of railway wagons during the 1890 flood in Auchenflower, Brisbane1890Collapse of the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge after the 1893 flood1893Indooroopilly Railway Bridge (First) destroyed by flood, 18931893Flood waters at Toowong Railway Station, Brisbane, 18931893Indooroopilly Railway Bridge after being badly damaged by floodwaters, 18931893Indooroopilly Railway Bridge after the flood, 18931893Workers constructing the second Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane, 18941894Construction of the second Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane, June 18941894Construction of the second Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane, 18941894Early stages in the constructin of the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, 18941894Start of the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge next to the railway workshops, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, 18941894Train pulling into Eagle Junction railway station in Brisbane, Queensland, 18941894Construction of the second Albert Railway Bridge at Indooroopilly, Brisbane, 18951895Construction of the second Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane, May 18951895Divers on the steel cassions during the construction of the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, 18951895Stone blocks hewn for the construction of the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane, 18951895Masonry supports for the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, looking from the northern bank, 18951895View of the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge near the Indooroopilly Railway Station, Brisbane, 18951895Construction crew working with divers building the supports of the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane 18951895Construction of the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge viewed from the south end, January 18951895Indooroopilly Railway Bridge during construction, Brisbane, Queensland, June 18951895Indooroopilly Railway Bridge viewed from the northern side of the Brisbane River, June 18951895Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane, 18951895Roma Street railway yards, Brisbane, 18971897Roma Street between the railway yards and the Brisbane River, 18971897From the Roma Street Railway yards looking up to Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, 18971897Panorama of Brisbane including Roma Street railway yards and the Brisbane River, 18971897Roma Street Railway Station, Brisbane, 18981898Wrecked steam locomotive after its boiler exploded, Brisbane, 18981898Passengers on the platform of the Meeandah Railway Station, 18991899

1900s6 photos

Central Railway Station Brisbane, Queensland, 19011901Railway Station in Melbourne Street at South Brisbane, Queensland, 19021902Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane, 19061906Politicians and businessmen at the Railway workshop, Ipswich, 19061906Railway Bridge over the Caboolture River, 19071907Train halted at the Wooloowin railway station, Brisbane, 19091909

1910s8 photos

Locomotives in Main Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, 19111911Second Wickham Terrace Presbyterian Church on the skyline behind the Central Railway Station, taken about 19121912George Allom with Queensland Railway drivers and firemen, Rome Street Depot, Brisbane, 19121912Ipswich Railway Workshop's exhibit in the Labour Day Procession, Brisbane, 19131913Queensland Government Railways C18 class locomotive no. 692 ready for display at Roma Street, 19141914B12 Locomotive no. 17 on display at Roma Street, Brisbane, 19141914Hire Car Service at the Sandgate Railway Station, 19191919Cutting of the ribbon at the opening of the Railway Station in Samford, 19191919

1920s17 photos

Taxis waiting outside the Taringa Railway Station, 19201920Samford Railway Station, 19201920View of the Roma Street Railway Station, Brisbane, 19211921Construction of railway tracks at Roma Street Station, Brisbane, 1912, 19211921Construction of a railway turntable in Main Street, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, 19211921Passenger train outside Roma Street Station, Brisbane, Queensland, 19211921Wamuran Railway Station and yards, 19221922Sir Matthew Nathan visiting a Brisbane suburban railway station, 19221922View of the railway yards at Mayne, Brisbane, 19241924Soccer team from the Brass Shop at the Railway Workshops, Ipswich, 19241924Farm produce at Wamuran Railway yards, 19251925Railway Workshops War Memorial, Ipswich, 19251925Single rear axle Federal truck transporting a cane train, 19251925Unloading C17 Locomotives from M.S. Belray at Pinkenba Wharf, 19271927Locomotive aboard the M.S. Belray at Pinkenba Wharf, Brisbane, Queensland, 7 July 19271927Stowage of locomotives on M.S. Belray at Pinkenba Wharf, 19271927Indooroopilly Railway Bridge photographed during flood, Brisbane, 19271927

1930s8 photos

Official opening of the Kyogle Railway Line at South Brisbane, 19301930Interstate train passing through Fairfield, Brisbane, 19301930View of the Roma Street Railway Station in Brisbane, 19311931Looking along the railway lines towards Corinda, Brisbane, 19311931Aerial view of the Roma Street Railway yards and the central business district of Brisbane, 19321932A.10 locomotive on display for the Railway Pageant at Ipswich, 19361936Two gentlemen in dinner suits posing with a backdrop of the 'Sydney Mail train' at the Trocadero, 19381938Roadworks near railway bridge in Wooloowin, 19391939

1940s44 photos

Soldiers enjoying a last drink on the train platform at South Brisbane Station, June 19401940Soldiers waving from the window of a train in Brisbane, Queensland, 19401940Soldiers waving farewell from the train, Brisbane, 19401940Cattle being unloaded from railway carriages for the RNA Exhibition, Brisbane, 19401940Young ladies farewelling their men at the railway station, Brisbane, April 19401940RAAF personnel having a last drink at the kiosk before leaving by train for camp in the south, Brisbane, June 19401940Single line marking on the road under Yatala Railway Bridge, 19401940Trainee soldiers at Roma Street Station, Brisbane, waiting to embark on a train to Caloundra Camp during World War II, 19401940Motor vehicles parked in front of the Roma Street Railway Station, Brisbane, 19401940RAAF recruits leaving Brisbane by train, June 19401940Royal Australian Air Force recruits leaving South Brisbane Interstate Railway Station, 19401940Soldiers wearing their shorts and carrying their kit bags , arriving at the railway station in Brisbane, November 19411941Group of girls waiting to board a train to take them south for recruit training, Brisbane, 19411941Steam train at the Mayne Locomotive Depot, Brisbane, Queensland, 19461946Rescuers inspect the wreckage of the Camp Mountain train disaster, 19471947Rescue workers at the Camp Mountain railway crash site, 19471947Railway accident at Camp Mountain, 19471947Derailed railway carriages at Camp Mountain, 19471947Male survivor being interviewed at the scene of the Camp Mountain train disaster, 19471947Uniformed officers attend to a female survivor of the Camp Mountain railway disaster, 19471947Rescue workers remove a body from a railway carriage at Camp Mountain, 19471947Red Cross vehicle at the Camp Mountain train accident site, 19471947Woman being carried on a stretcher after railway accident at Camp Mountain, Queensland, 19471947Crowd gathered at the Camp Mountain railway disaster, 19471947Body being carried by stretcher from the train wreckage by rescue workers at Camp Mountain, 19471947Rescue workers remove a body from a railway carriage at Camp Mountain, 19471947Female train accident survivor is carried away by rescue workers at Camp Mountain, 19471947Filming at the scene of the Camp Mountain railway derailment, 19471947Rescue workers attempt to free injured passengers from a train wreckage at Camp Mountain, 19471947Relief workers inspect smashed carriages after railway accident at Camp Mountain, Queensland, 19471947Workers at the scene of the Camp Mountain train disaster, 19471947Rescue workers attending a railway accident at Camp Mountain, 19471947Railway accident at Camp Mountain, 19471947People gathered at the site of the Camp Mountain railway disaster, 19471947Locomotive derailed at Camp Mountain, 19471947People gathered at the wreckage of the derailed train at Camp Mountain, 19471947Children enjoying a ride on the miniature railway at the Brisbane Ekka in 19481948Police in Edward Street during the Railway's Strike, Brisbane, 19481948Crowds and police in Edward Street infront of the Trades Hall during the Railways Strike, Brisbane, 19481948Railway Strike on St. Patrick's Day, Brisbane, 19481948Injuired man lying on the ground during the Railway workers' strike, St Patrick's Day, Edward Street, Brisbane, 19481948Railway Workers' strike, Brisbane, 19481948Fellow Union members assisting Jack Grayson, injured during the Railway Workers' Strike of 19481948Railway workers strike near Central Railway Station, Brisbane, St. Patrick's Day, 19481948

1950s6 photos

Beyer-Garratt locomotive QCR no. 1009 at the Mayne Junction railway yard, 19501950Rocklea Railway Bridge, Brisbane, 19531953Pedestrians crossing the road in front of South Brisbane Railway Station, 19541954Queensland Industries Fair, Government exhibit, Queensland Railways - Brisbane, April-May 19551955Queensland Industries Fair, Government exhibit, Queensland Railways - Brisbane, April-May 19551955Indooroopilly Railway Bridge under construction - Brisbane, February 19571957

1960s6 photos

Banyo workshops (railway)- Brisbane, March 19601960Machinery and Scaffolding, Banyo workshops (railway) - Brisbane, March 19601960Machinery and Scaffolding, Banyo workshops (railway) - Brisbane, March 19601960Machinery and Scaffolding, Banyo workshops (railway) - Brisbane, March 19601960Machinery and Scaffolding, Banyo workshops (railway) - Brisbane, March 19601960Boom gates and train crossing at Newmarket - Brisbane, October 19601960

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