Cane Train, Home Hill

Bain, Jack (1963) Cane Train, Home Hill. [Image]

Abstract

"Queensland has approximately 4000 route kilometres of sugar cane railways across various networks. All of these networks are 610 mm (2 feet) gauge, with the exception of the lines servicing Pioneer Mill at Brandon, which use 1067 mm (3 feet, 6 inch) gauge, and a dual gauge line connecting Kalamia Mill at Ayr and Invicta Mill at Giru. The railways are all owned, operated and maintained by the sugar milling companies. (https://www.railtram.com.au/sugar-cane-railways) Home Hill is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. At the delta of the Burdekin River, it is a sugarcane growing area with underground water supplies to irrigate crops. (Wikipedia)"

Additional Information

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

Australia - Queensland - Central Region

Date: August 1963
Keywords: Cane trains, Home Hill - Queensland; Cane fields - Queensland; Railway network - Queensland; Home Hill - Queensland
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Date Deposited: 31 Jul 2023 06:30
Last Modified: 03 Aug 2023 00:50
Copyright Owner: Queensland University of Technology
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Location:
CountryState or RegionCity or Town
AustraliaQueenslandHome Hill
Location -19.6608, 147.4141
URI: https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/7364
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