Lady Bowen, the first engine employed on the Queensland railways
Unidentified (1865) Lady Bowen, the first engine employed on the Queensland railways. [Image]
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Abstract
An A10 Avonside known as Lady Bowen held the honour of running the first train on Queensland's Railways in 1865 between Bigge's Camp (now Grandchester) and Ipswich. Caption under photograph reads: First engine employed on the Queensland railways. John Smith (driver), Harry Holmes (fireman). Names reading from left to right: J. Suett, J. Perryman, J. Bedford, W. Batchelor, H. Horniblow, J. Blythe, J. Wriggles
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| Item Type: | Image | ||||||
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| Collection: | QUT Alumni Donations | ||||||
| Sub-Collection Title: | Robert Augustus Henry L'Estrange - Copies - Brisbane |
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| Date: | 1865 | ||||||
| Keywords: | locomotives; steam engines; Trains; Steam locomotives--Queensland | ||||||
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| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2017 02:31 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 24 Feb 2018 02:27 | ||||||
| Copyright Owner: | Out of copyright | ||||||
| Copyright Statement: | You are free to use this image without permission. Please attribute Queensland University of Technology | ||||||
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| URI: | https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/3751 | ||||||
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