Train at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Gold Coast

Bain, Jack (1964) Train at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Gold Coast. [Image]

Abstract

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is a heritage-listed zoological garden Currumbin, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1947 onwards. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 18 September 2009. The sanctuary is world-renowned for its feeding of huge flocks of free-flying wild rainbow lorikeets. By at least 1953 it was known as the Currumbin Bird Sanctuary and by the mid-1950s had become an iconic tourist attraction on the Gold Coast. One of the features of the Sanctuary, is a miniature train ride around the large site. (Wikipedia)

In June 1964, a miniature railway was introduced. Built in Brisbane by James Jackson, the train hauled six passenger cars and operated on an eleven-inch gauge rail loop for 300 metres (980 ft) around the Tomewin Street site. (Wikipedia) James Jackson was an engineer and the train was built at his foundry and fibro workshop in Warner Road, Warner (Strsththpine then). James passed in 2018 at age 102.

Additional Information

Item Type: Image
Source Media: 35 mm slide
Collection: Bain/O'Gorman
Sub-Collection Title:

Australia - Queensland - Gold Coast Region

Date: July 1964
Keywords: Currumbin - Gold Coast - Queensland; Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary - Queensland; Currumbin Bird Sanctuary - Queensland; Miniature train, Currumbin - Queensland; Tourist attraction, Currumbin - Gold Coast - Queensland
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Date Deposited: 09 Jun 2023 01:01
Last Modified: 05 Jan 2024 12:12
Copyright Owner: Queensland University of Technology
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Location:
CountryState or RegionCity or TownPlace
AustraliaQueenslandGold CoastCurrumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Location -28.135, 153.488
URI: https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/7158
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